LONDON -- A double-decker bus crashed into a railway bridge in Rochdale, near Manchester, on Wednesday afternoon leaving a number of people injured, one seriously.
The entire roof section of the bus was ripped off, lying behind it on the ground, surrounded by broken glass.
Police said 17 people were injured in the incident. There were 25 passengers on the bus when the crash happened.
In a statement, the company that was operating the bus said the incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. BST.
“At this time our primary focus is to assist customers and staff involved. Staff from First in Manchester are providing support to the emergency services at the scene. We will provide whatever additional resources we can," Teresa Broxton, managing director of First Manchester, said in the statement.
Passengers, local media and police tweeted photos and videos from the scene:
Not everyday you're on a bus that cashes into a bridge, scariest moment of my life pic.twitter.com/3VNkhoA74t— ❁daisy❁ (@daismurphy) September 9, 2015
Just got to Rochdale where the top of a bus has been shaven off in an RTC incident. pic.twitter.com/NsgyyCvCqZ— Alexandra Rucki (@AlexandraRucki) September 9, 2015
Terrible bus accident on Milkstone Road; doubledecker crashed in bridge. Route not suitable for buses @RochdaleOnline pic.twitter.com/bsH8ufkw92— Shahid Sardar (@Shahid_MoSardar) September 9, 2015
Some more images from the scene... pic.twitter.com/rBfEggEldf— GMP Traffic (@gmptraffic) September 9, 2015