Smashed Tram Drives Thru Manchester after Shocking Collision with Bus

[@kieranstravels]

Apparently the bus driver of this incident had a medical episode, and is in critical condition. Hopefully he makes it.

[@use-oc4mj6n]

Thanks for letting us know. Hope he and the tram driver makes a full recovery.

[@sgbuses]

Very unfortunate incident, wish both drivers and passengers speedy recovery

[@leonwilliams3221]

The driver is in a critical but stable condition they do not have life threatening injuries

[@kieranstravels]

@@leonwilliams3221 That's good to hear! Got worried when I saw another comment on here that the driver had apparently serconbe to his injuries and unfortunately passed away.

[@deeceecorfield8103]

I have been on that bus (SL63 GCY) many times travelling along Oxford and Wilmslow Roads, looking at that I am not sure I will ever be again! Best wishes to both the driver of the bus and the driver of the tram!

[@glitchFan2428]

I believe I've been on that bus too at some point .. may all people who are recovering have a speedy recovery

[@stefancornell]

thats a write off for certian !!

[@Stupidthingxxx]

I've been on both the bus and the tram, In fact was on the tram the day before the incident

[@Rheilffordd]

“Not in service” is somewhat of an understatement! (Hoping everyone recovers from this)

[@pjeaton58]

Many buses etc. seem to go to that destination !

[@Theturnershow0]

I was there, you will see me in the first bit of the video in a gren coat filming too. Hopefully, everyone is OK and well after the accident...

[@robloxfan4271]

0:29

[@mikehindson-evans159]

When Metrolink started in the early 1990s, one of our neighbours was a GMP officer. He remarked that, when an RTA occurred, it was always easy to work out where the tram had been going....

[@ANDREWLEONARDSMITH]

This is NOT an RTC but a RAILWAY collision as anything that runs on rails including trams comes under the RAIB & has the SAME status as when a road vehicle is hit by a train on a level crossing.

[@robloxfan4271]

sadly 4 people where injured from this crash. i hope they all have a speedy recovery

[@paultaylor7082]

Usually the trams and buses are going so slow in this area, thjey have plenty of time to avoid an accident, I hope nobody was seriously injured. Both vehicles should be repairable,, but given the age of the bus (11 years old), it's destined for the scrapheap as doing so won't be economically viable.

[@crazyleyland5106]

I get the impression nowadays that it doesn't take much to write off a bus, unless it's only a few years old.

[@resketless]

Hope everyone is okay after the collision incident

[@JV_AG]

4 people were injured (including the bus driver) I am not sure about the tram driver. Hopefully those 4 people make a speedy recovery!

[@wideyxyz2271]

Oops. 2 weeks ago a Range rover drove in front of a Tram on Ashton New Rd and was totaled. Hope both drivers are okay on this one.

[@alanhall-c5f]

Hope everyone is ok.

[@shawnandbuses2258]

Prayers to the injured

[@chengpohlee9928]

True

[@thelevitator6985]

the vehicles involved look really badly damaged! hopefully everybody involved was ok (on a side note though, that tram is most definitely not going to bury anymore...)

[@glitchFan2428]

Not for a long time!

[@carlwalker4808]

I think the tram will be salvageable but I'm not to sure about the bus.

[@andyburbidge4938]

​@@glitchFan2428Will be back out quicker than you think. Most of the damage is fibreglass and glass. Apart from the cab window pillar, nothing looks structural.

[@DilipDas]

Stagecoach's bus insurance premiums must be colossal by now. Hope the bus driver makes a full recovery. Thankfully this was a old diesel bus and not a brand new Bee bus.

[@andyburbidge4938]

Up to a certain amount (£1 million Possibly), most larger bus companies won't claim, as they are "Self Insured"

[@DilipDas]

@@andyburbidge4938 how does that work?

[@Michael-j4l3d]

​@@andyburbidge4938i think they have to do some "Everything except the battery" deal with this kind of thing. That's the one component that makes it so costly.

[@scmtuk3662]

This could not have been 2:13 pm. I'm pretty sure it should be 2:33 pm. At 2:13 pm, the bus was between the Dagenham Road (Rusholme) and St Mary's (Manchester Royal Infirmary), where it continued on route, as normal until it reached Piccadilly Gardens at 2:33 pm (5 minutes late as it should have arrived at 2:28 pm), ready to start it's return journey at 2:34 pm, back to Parrs Wood (East Didsbury), scheduled to arrive at 3:17 pm.

[@glitchFan2428]

I obtained the timing off a statement from North West Ambulance service who said they received a 999 call at 2.13pm. Perhaps that might have been an error on their end?

[@JamieTopping-i2m]

R.I.P enviro 400 hybrid & the tram

[@chengpohlee9928]

That must have been pain

[@stevedickson5853]

Must be nerve racking driving a tram that can't swerve etc out of the way when a driver can see an impending collision or pedestrian stepping out etc

[@neilrobertson811]

I've never understood why the trams arn't in tunnel in the city centre as happens in a lot of european cities. Then they wouldn't have to trundle about at 15mph and risk these sorts of collisions.

[@extrude22]

Because building tunnels costs many billions of pounds.

[@neilrobertson811]

@@extrude22 They found the money for london and newcastle.

[@extrude22]

@@neilrobertson811 True and the way we fund these projects in this country is ridiculous. If Manchester was in Germany, France or Spain we would have an underground.

[@neilrobertson811]

@@extrude22 On the bright side at least manchester has a tram. Poor old Leeds on the other hand , 800K population and relies on buses. Pathetic.

[@mikehindson-evans159]

@neilrobertson811 Well, historical note: that was the original idea, in the 1970s, for the Picc-Vic rail tunnel. Never built, so we got Metrolink in the very early 1990s. Of interest, when the Irish remodelled Manchester city centre in June 1996, you could see the unfinished platforms for the unbuilt Arndale Centre station in the crater. It is still down there, but don't expect it to ever see a train.

[@Exploringbusestrainsandplanes]

Unfortunately the driver of the bus passed away in the earlier hours of yesterday morning from his injuries

[@glitchFan2428]

That's very unfortunate.. I was unaware of that, as the last official news stated he suffered "serious but not life threatening injuries"

[@kieranstravels]

Are we definitely sure? Another commenter on my original hearted comment stated that he's now in a stable condition and okay.

[@Exploringbusestrainsandplanes]

@@kieranstravels that could be the tram driver

[@POAH_CEE]

i’m scared going back to this place now😢😂

[@glitchFan2428]

Accidents are generally quite rare, ironically I'm typing this from near Piccadilly gardens now

[@send2gl]

Most vehicle now are designed to crumple at the front so maybe even a low speed collision can cause such damage.

[@andyburbidge4938]

The damage would mainly be from the coupler of the tram. That would have been roughly at dashboard height.

[@marklittler784]

All change !!!😮

[@singaporetrainenthusiast]

oh no, i hope everyone is okay including the injured once and i hope they can recover, and best wishes to the driver(s)

[@glitchFan2428]

The latest official news was 4 people were injured including the bus driver who suffered "serious but not life threatening injuries"

[@Heartstoppah]

the one day im not in my home city this happens, i was in york.

[@vernongoodey5096]

Surely the bus hit the tram not the other way around ?

[@glitchFan2428]

I have changed the thumbnail from "Tram Crash into Bus" to "Tram & Bus Crash", sorry if there was any confusion.

[@gee1502]

So i guess that Manchester is where they are filming THE TRAMBUSTERS , yeh yeh i know, but someone had to bring it to the table 😂

[@KTTG395]

Magic bus💀

[@glitchFan2428]

Not anymore 😔

[@James-zs3cn]

It's bad it could have been a lot worse

[@obamium8150]

that bus driver was selfish

[@mrmushroomthelegend]

Tram's traction motor sounds awful

[@glitchFan2428]

Much prefer the old T68 trams

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

It doesn't help when they seem to be making ENVIRO buses out of either Paper Mache or Wet leaves these days. As a former coach/bus driver, I know there's very little impact structure at the front to protect the driver, but COME ON, at least try a little. Fact remains, drivers are quicker to replace than the bus, and cheaper. Best wishes to the driver in making a full recovery. I bet Stagecoach was going to say the same, but couldn't help.... yada yada BUT HOW'S THE BUS!?!?

[@Peter-mj6lz]

That's a first generation though. I think the later generations have thicker front a pillars for the upper deck and maybe it also supports the lower deck.

[@AviationFan98]

Prob think half of the driver was not working so the could not feel half of his body which that half wouldnt work so he tried to brake but the other half would not work too so both halfs are halved with half and crash into tram half (hope they recover)

[@LJ07OPF]

Omg

[@Devmart53]

Poor bus…

[@powerline530]

This is why tram rails should not barge into busy roads. Hope everyone is safe and sound

[@Stupidthingxxx]

What are you on about? The crash happened on a Tram only section.

[@extrude22]

This accident occurred because the bus was somewhere it should not have been.

[@Transport-Coolfunr]

Wasnt magic after all 😂😂💀

[@glitchFan2428]

Unfortunately

[@Transport-Coolfunr]

@@glitchFan2428 if only more members of the chat got the joke 😭

[@sgbuses]

How come Manchester always so happening 😂

[@glitchFan2428]

Singapore also leh, train derail all 😲

[@thadriv3r]

C S

[@MrColinTheBusDriver]

POV a Singaporean bus driver driving a bus in manchester for the first time

[@VolvoB8LPD169L]

lol but their drivers are pretty good