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Bus driver arrested after 20 people injured in Manchester crash

The driver of a double-decker bus that crashed into a bridge in Manchester, injuring 20 people, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving.

The bus had collided with the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles, Greater Manchester, on Monday.

A passenger was ejected from the top deck of the bus during the incident, which also tore off the top level of the vehicle.

Greater Manchester Police said in a statement that the driver, a man in his 50s, has since been bailed pending further investigations.

It added that three people - a 19-year-old female and two men, aged 20 and 40 - who sustained serious injuries remain in hospital in a stable condition.

Seventeen others were treated at the scene for injuries.

Officers believe the bus had come off its expected route, and that the driver failed to comply with height restriction warnings, including hanging chains and signage.

A major incident was declared by North West Ambulance Service after the incident, with 10 emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, the Hazard Area Response Team and North West Air Ambulance dispatched.

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Transport for Greater Manchester said the bus was a 100 service and was in operation at the time of the incident.

The service departs from Shudehill and travels to Salford, Trafford Centre, and Warrington.

The location where the incident took place did not appear to be on the Bee Network Route map for the 100 service.

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