Bus passenger fighting for life after double-decker smashes into bridge

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Bus passenger fighting for life after double-decker smashes into bridge
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The route 4A First Bus service became wedged underneath the bridge on Cook Street on the outskirts of Glasgow on Saturday evening.

The route 4A First Bus service became wedged underneath the bridge on Cook Street on the outskirts of Glasgow A bus passenger has been left fighting for life after a double-decker smashed into a railway bridge. Four others are being treated in hospital, and three were assessed and released as a result of the crash on Saturday. Photos taken at the scene near the O2 Academy appeared to show passengers trapped on board after the collision.

‘The man in the front seat was in a really, really bad state. He’s got a lot of blood and a massive gash on his head.’ First Bus said one of its buses on the 4A route in Glasgow was ‘involved in a bridge strike incident’ at about 6pm ‘in which a double decker bus hit a railway bridge’ on Cook Street. A spokesman said: ‘We’re aware of numerous injuries, with one person being taken to hospital in an ambulance.

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