Four people taken to hospital after double-decker bus roof torn off in Kilmarnock bridge crash

Four people have been taken to hospital after the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off in a railway bridge crash in East Ayrshire.

Emergency crews were called to the collision in Kilmarnock’s Macphail Drive, near to Culzean Crescent, on Thursday afternoon.

The crash comes just days after another double-decker bus smashed into a railway bridge in Glasgow, leaving a 60-year-old man in a critical condition and six others injured.

The Scottish Ambulance Service said it was alerted around 1.55pm and dispatched one ambulance and three special operations response teams (SORT) to the scene.

A spokesperson said: “Four patients were transported to University Hospital Crosshouse.”

Stagecoach West Scotland confirmed its number 6 service – which runs from Kilmarnock Bus Station to New Farm Loch – was involved in the collision with the low bridge.

A spokesperson said the company was aware of two people being injured, adding: “Investigations are ongoing and we are working closely with Police Scotland.”

Police Scotland said officers are in attendance and the road has been closed in both directions.

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A force spokesperson added: “Please avoid the area to allow emergency services access.”

ScotRail confirmed services remain unaffected.

Meanwhile, Network Rail said specialist engineers inspected the bridge and found it had “not sustained any structural damage as a result of the collision”.