Passengers ‘trapped’ after double-decker bus crashes into Glasgow bridge as emergency companies lock down streets close to metropolis’s O2 Academy
Passengers have been left ‘trapped’ after a double-decker bus crashed into a bridge in Glasgow, as emergency service lock down the streets near the city’s O2 Academy.
The 4A First Bus crushed into the railway bridge on Cook Street at its junction with Commerce Street around 6.10pm on Saturday evening, with images from the scene appearing to show passengers trapped on board the bus.
ScotRail has closed lines from Glasgow Central, and police and ambulance services are currently on the scene.
Scottish Fire and Rescue say they received a call about the crash just after 6pm on Saturday evening. They have now confirmed they are leaving the scene.
The streets around the area near to the O2 Academy have been cordoned off and the road locked down while emergency services work on the scene.
One person who was on board told the BBC the driver had crashed ‘straight into the bridge’ after taking a wrong turn down the one-way street.
Images from the scene appear to show passengers trapped on board the double decker bus
Scotland Police are at the scene and have advised the public to avoid the areu
It is not known in which direction the vehicle was travelling but it is believed to have been on route 4A between Broomhill and Eaglesham.
Train services between Ardrossan Harbour, Ayr, Largs, Gourock, Wemyss Bay and Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central have been cancelled, delayed or revised.
Ticket acceptance has since been arranged with bus company McGills on train services between Kilbarchan/Johnstone and Glasgow, Nethercraigs and Glasgow via Renfrew and Govan, and Paisley and Glasgow via Partick.
Police Scotland have confirmed they are at the scene, saying in a statement: ‘A number of roads in Glasgow are closed following a report of a bus crashing into a bridge on Cook Street around 5.55pm on Saturday, 14 December.
‘Cook Street is closed at Centre Street, Commerce Street is closed until Wallace Street and Salkeld Street is closed to Cook street.
‘Emergency services are in attendance and drivers are asked to avoid the area’.
People have been advised to avoid the area.
