Man in serious condition in hospital and 12 others injured after double-decker collides with cars in Bradford
A bus driver was impaled by a metal railing spike after his double-decker vehicle collided with a number of cars in Bradford, injuring 12 people.
West Yorkshire police said the crash happened on Manchester Road just after midday on Thursday. The bus hit a number of parked and stationary cars, damaging seven.
According to firefighters, the driver was left with a metal railing embedded in his leg. Watch commander Phil Warden told the Telegraph & Argus: "It had come through the front of the bus, entered his right leg at the bottom of his hamstring and came out right at the top of his leg. The spike had then gone through the back of his seat and embedded itself in the bus."
Fire crews spent more than an hour freeing him from the cab before he was airlifted to Leeds general infirmary.
Warden said: "If it had hit the artery he would have suffered massive blood loss and it could have been catastrophic."
A police spokesman said the driver's condition was serious but stable. Twelve passengers were treated for whiplash and shock.
An investigation into the crash was under way. Reported by guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago.
A bus driver was impaled by a metal railing spike after his double-decker vehicle collided with a number of cars in Bradford, injuring 12 people.
West Yorkshire police said the crash happened on Manchester Road just after midday on Thursday. The bus hit a number of parked and stationary cars, damaging seven.
According to firefighters, the driver was left with a metal railing embedded in his leg. Watch commander Phil Warden told the Telegraph & Argus: "It had come through the front of the bus, entered his right leg at the bottom of his hamstring and came out right at the top of his leg. The spike had then gone through the back of his seat and embedded itself in the bus."
Fire crews spent more than an hour freeing him from the cab before he was airlifted to Leeds general infirmary.
Warden said: "If it had hit the artery he would have suffered massive blood loss and it could have been catastrophic."
A police spokesman said the driver's condition was serious but stable. Twelve passengers were treated for whiplash and shock.
An investigation into the crash was under way. Reported by guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago.
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