4 individuals have been harm after a double decker bus crashed right into a railway bridge tearing its roof off in Kilmarnock.
Emergency companies had been known as to the collision on Macphail Drive, close to Culzean Crescent, in Kilmarnock at about 14:00 and police sealed off the world.
Footage of the scene posted on social media confirmed individuals standing on high of the roofless bus close to the bridge, which is marked for autos beneath a sure peak.
It comes simply days after one other double decker bus crashed right into a railway bridge in Glasgow, leaving one man essential in hospital.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed one ambulance and three response groups had been dispatched to the scene at 13:55.
4 sufferers had been taken to College Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock.
The quantity six Stagecoach bus, which was heading to Bellfield in Kilmarnock, travelled underneath the bridge at Macphail Drive.
An indication close to the bridge states it’s not appropriate for autos over 8ft 3ins (2.5m) excessive.
The roof of the bus was fully torn off and remained behind whereas the automobile handed via the tunnel.
Bus going ‘some velocity’
A teen who was on the highest deck of the bus mentioned he was nonetheless in shock after the incident.
He mentioned there have been about 11 youngsters on the higher degree.
He informed BBC Scotland Information: “We had been presupposed to take a proper however the bus driver took a totally completely different route and went underneath the railway bridge, which we’re not presupposed to do.
“The bus was going at some velocity, about 30 or 40mph.
“The motive force was hitting the brakes the entire means via and the entire roof of the bus bought taken off. It simply bought crushed and glass went all over the place, I can really feel the glass on me.
“Folks on the bus knew it was going to occur earlier than it occurred. It was actually scary.”
The boy mentioned he was not badly injured, however he had a sore neck and scratches from the smashed glass.
“I can not clarify the sound, it was like a large crashing sound right through the bridge,” he added.
“After which listening to all of the glass falling and feeling it, it was horrible.”
‘Folks got here to assist’
Joshua Hollywood, who lives reverse the bridge, mentioned individuals within the space got here out to assist these on the bus.
He mentioned: “There was a few individuals injured, nothing too unhealthy thank god. A number of cuts and scrapes.
“The children had been fairly shook up however the ambulances bought right here fairly promptly.
“Folks from throughout the highway, everybody that was within the space, all got here out to try to assist the youngsters that had been at risk.”
A Stagecoach West Scotland spokesperson confirmed the bus had struck a low bridge.
They mentioned investigations had been ongoing and the bus firm was working intently with police.
The automobile was later faraway from the scene
ScotRail confirmed that no rail companies are affected.
Community Rail engineers inspected the bridge – a spokesperson later mentioned it had not sustained any structural injury.
