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Six hurt as roof torn off bus
Six people suffered minor injuries today when the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off as it hit a railway bridge, Greater Manchester Police said. They were treated for cut and bruises. The bus driver was not injured.
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Scene of double-decker bus crash in Stockport
Six passengers aboard a double-decker bus in Stockport were left with cuts and bruises after its roof was ripped off as it hit a railway bridge.
Sgt Danny Byrne from Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: "It is only by sheer luck that no-one was seriously injured".
Four other people on the bus and its driver were uninjured.
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'Sheer luck' no serious injuries in Stockport bus crash
Six people suffered minor injuries after the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off as it hit a railway bridge in Stockport.
People injured as double-decker bus hits railway bridge
Six people were injured today when the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off as it hit a railway bridge.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Heaton Norris, Stockport, at about 1.40pm today.
Ten passengers were on the TransPeak bus at the time of the collision in Georges Road.
One man was briefly trapped on the top deck before he was rescued by firefighters, said police.
Three women and three men were taken to hospital for treatment to cuts and bruises.
The bus driver was not injured.