Overview

• The bus driver, a man in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and has since been bailed pending further enquiries.
• Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, Transport for Greater Manchester and Stagecoach have launched a joint investigation into why the No. 100 bus deviated from its route and ignored 3.5 m height-restriction warnings.
• Transport for Greater Manchester, Salford Council and Peel Group have installed additional signage and warning measures around the canal aqueduct as an interim safety response.
• Mayor Andy Burnham has commissioned an urgent safety report on bus operations and low-clearance bridges to recommend long-term solutions after recurring strikes at the site.
• Investigators have obtained all available onboard CCTV and reopened Barton Lane after lifting diversions imposed following the July 21 collision that injured 15 passengers.