The roof of a double-decker bus was ripped clear off because it drove below a railway bridge in Glasgow, forcing ten individuals, together with one youngster, to be rushed to 3 totally different hospitals. Dramatic photos from the scene confirmed the aftermath of the surprising crash, which additionally precipitated vital disruption to visitors and rail providers.

The accident occurred in Cook Street, near the O2 venue, at 11.35am yesterday, with injured individuals taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service mentioned: "A number of additional casualties have been treated at the scene but do not require to be taken to hospital."

A Police Scotland spokeswoman mentioned: "Emergency services attended and 10 people were taken to various hospitals for treatment.

"Plenty of highway closures stay in place, with disruption to some rail providers.

"I would like to thank the public for their cooperation and ask they continue to avoid the area while enquires are ongoing."

A spokesman for First Bus mentioned: "We can confirm that one of our buses was involved in the incident on Cook St yesterday.

"We are persevering with to work intently with the emergency providers and our ideas are with these concerned."

They added: "We are working intently with the emergency providers on the scene and our ideas are with these concerned within the incident."

In a statement also issued yesterday, Network Rail said it would be carrying out an inspection of the bridge before it could be used by trains again.

The rail infrastructure agency explained: "We're aiding the emergency providers, who're responding to a bus trapped beneath a bridge between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street.

"We need to complete a safety inspection of the bridge before trains can use it again.

"We can solely do that as soon as the bus has been eliminated."

ScotRail tweeted: "Due to a bus placing a bridge exterior Glasgow Central, trains to and from Paisley Gilmour Street are affected. Services could also be delayed, revised, or cancelled."

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We obtained a name at 11.38am on Sunday twenty first May to attend an incident on Cook Street, Glasgow.

"We dispatched twelve resources, as well as the Special Operations Resource Team and the Trauma Team, to the scene.

"Five sufferers have been transported to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 4 sufferers have been transported to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and one affected person was transported to the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow."

Express.co.uk has additionally contacted NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which manages the all three hospitals, for extra particulars concerning the casualties.