Scenes that often only exist in horror movies are happening in reality! Recently in Manchester, England,When a double-decker bus passed through a railway bridge, the driver ignored the height limit and collided with it. The roof of the second-decker bus was torn off, injuring 15 passengers..
At the time of the incident, the yellow double-decker bus hit a bridge with a limited height of 3.5 meters. The roof fell off during the impact, and broken glass and debris were scattered on the scene.
The accident injured 15 people, 3 of whom were seriously injured and 1 was in critical condition.
A spokesman for Transport for Greater Manchester said:The bus was "not on its normal route" at the time of the collision and authorities have launched a formal investigation into the reasons for its "deviation from the route".
It is worth mentioning that there have been other similar accidents in British history. The most typical one is the accident in which a double-decker bus hit a bridge hole in Swansea, Wales, in 2019:
At around 9:40 local time on December 12, 2019, a double-decker bus traveling from Swansea University's Singleton Campus to Swansea Bay Campus entered the railway bridge tunnel at Neath Road. The upper deck of the bus collided with the railway bridge, and the roof was overturned.
The accident resulted in the death of a 36-year-old Chinese visiting scholar Ren Jing from serious injuries. Olympic gold medalist Kevin Yang also suffered rib fractures and head trauma in the accident.
The bus company involved stated that the bus deviated from the original route due to the temporary road closure, and the railway bridge where the incident occurred has a height limit of 3.3 meters and is clearly marked. The driver may have been negligent in observing and led to the accident.
