Rail replacement bus crashed into railway bridge causing train services to be suspended

A rail replacement bus service caused trains to be suspended after its roof was ripped off when it crashed into a railway bridge.



Merseyrail trains were halted between Rock Ferry and Birkenhead Central just after 12pm on Saturday afternoon following the crash.

The full length of the double decker’s roof could be seen lying on the road, with the roofless bus cordoned off by officers from Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue. Merseyrail said there were no passengers on board at the time of the incident.



A spokeswoman for Merseyrail confirmed the bus involved was a rail replacement service that was set to serve passengers hit by the closure of Hamilton Square station. She said: “The bus had a problem earlier in the day and it was coming from the garage to Hamilton Square.”