Second double-decker bus crashes into bridge

The Metroline vehicle crashed into a railway bridge on Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath

A second double-decker bus has crashed into a low bridge in Greater Manchester in as many days.

The Metroline operated bus was being used for training when it struck the railway bridge on Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath, earlier, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said.

It comes less than 24 hours after a Bee Network bus crash in Eccles, Salford which injured 20 people.

A TfGM spokesman said there were no passengers on board the Metroline bus and no one injured.

The crash initially led to the cancellation of rail services between Manchester Victoria and Ashton-under-Lyne.

But the disruption has now cleared after an inspection found no damage to the railway bridge, National Rail said.

Metroline, which operates bus services in Greater Manchester as part of TfGM's Bee Network, has been contacted for comment.

TfGM's chief network officer, Danny Vaughan, said: "We will work with the operator to fully investigate this collision, and apologise to anyone whose journey was disrupted as a result."