Bus driver charged after West Lothian bridge crash rips roof off vehicle
No injuries were reported and the road has since reopened
Last updated 11th Mar 2024
The driver of an off-duty bus has been charged after a crash in West Lothian which ripped the roof off the vehicle.
The 59-year-old driver hit a railway bridge on the B7010, otherwise known as Shotts Road, near Fauldhouse rail station at about 5.55am on Monday.
No injuries were reported and the road has since reopened.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.55am on Monday, March 11, officers received a report of a bus crashing into a bridge on the B7010, Fauldhouse.
"There were no reported injuries.
"Arrangements were made for the bus to be recovered and the road is open.
"A 59-year-old man has been charged and will be reported to the procurator fiscal."
A spokesperson for West Lothian Council said staff attended the low bridge to assist with the clean-up operation.
Network Rail, who assessed the bridge for damage, confirmed that services operating at the station are running as normal.
A spokesperson for Lothian Buses, which operates the affected vehicle, said: "We can confirm that one of our Lothian Country vehicles was involved in an incident earlier this morning and we are fully assisting Police Scotland with their inquiries."