Overview
- A double-decker bus on the 358 Bee Network route collided with a building near the junction of Union Road, Market Street and St Mary’s Road on Saturday evening, Oct. 31.
- Emergency services treated several passengers at the scene and police say the injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
- Derbyshire fire crews attended after occupants had evacuated, assisted paramedics with casualty care and then handed the scene to police.
- Cadent was called after the collision damaged a building’s gas service pipe and isolated that pipe to make the gas supply safe, while Union Road and New Mills bus station remain temporarily closed and local services such as High Peak Buses’ 61 are affected.
- Transport for Greater Manchester and the bus operator have opened inquiries to establish the cause, and published photos show clear damage to the bus’s windscreen and bumper.