Double-decker bus crashes into railway bridge in Kilmarnock
The road is blocked underneath the bridge as the roof was torn off of the bus in the crash.
Last updated 20th Dec 2024
Eight people were taken to hospital after the roof of a double-decker bus was torn off when it hit a railway bridge in Kilmarnock.
Emergency services were called to the incident on Culzean Crescent shortly before 2pm on Thursday.
Photos from the scene show the top deck of the Stagecoach bus exposed with the roof lying on the road nearby.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 13:55 to attend an incident on Culzean Crescent, Kilmarnock.
"One ambulance and three special operations response teams (SORT) were dispatched to the scene, and four patients were transported to University Hospital Crosshouse.”
A Stagecoach West Scotland spokesperson said: "We can confirm there has been an incident involving one of our buses in Kilmarnock this afternoon (19/12/24).
"The 6 service, which runs from Kilmarnock Bus Station to New Farm Loch, struck a low bridge.
"Investigations are ongoing and we are working closely with Police Scotland."
ScotRail has said that no services are currently being impacted.
A spate of bus bridge crashes
It comes after a double-decker bus hit a railway bridge in Glasgow on Saturday evening, with several people injured.
A 60-year-old man was taken to the city's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in a critical condition at the weekend.
One woman, 52, and five men, aged 30, 32, 41 and two aged 33, were taken by ambulance to the same hospital for treatment to minor injuries and were later discharged.
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