Tributes to 'devoted' retired clergyman who died after fall in bus stairwell

A retired clergyman who died after falling on a bus stairwell in Lancashire has been remembered as a "devoted" husband, father and grandfather.

Michael Buckley from Longridge suffered a head injury on the stairway of a bus to Preston in December.

He died in hospital the following week. He was 70.

Rev Buckley was injured on the #1 service between Longridge and Preston. Credit: Google Earth

In a tribute, Rev Buckley’s family remembered him as an active member of St Michael's Grimsargh and St Lawrence with St Paul Longridge, and a lifelong supporter of Southport Football Club.

An investigation into Rev Buckley’s death is on-going.