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Bus driver charged after roof torn off by bridge

Georgie DockerNorth West
News imageX People are standing on the top deck of a yellow bus which has had much of its roof ripped off. The front windscreen has been smashed. X
Christopher Henry has been charged after the July 2025 bridge strike

A bus driver who crashed into a bridge has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

An investigation was launched after a Bee Network double-decker crashed at the junction of Barton Road and Trafford Road in Eccles, Salford, at about 15:00 BST on 21 July 2025.

Christopher Henry, from Tameside, has been charged with three counts.

The 57-year-old has been bailed and is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 15 September.

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