A MAJOR emergency response has been scrambled after a double-decker bus hit a railway bridge in Glasgow.
The First Bus crashed into the railway bridge at Cook Street at around 6.10pm.
A double decker bus has hit a bridge on Cook Street[/caption] Cops have scrambled to the scene and locked down the area[/caption]Pictures from the scene near to the O2 Academy show passengers appear to be trapped on board following the crash.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said they received a call about the crash at 6.10pm.
Dozens of firefighters are currently working with mercy crews as the road remains locked down.
Scottish Ambulance Service, cops and representatives from First Bus are currently on scene.
The streets around the crash were cordoned off.
One passenger who was on the bus was too distraught to comment.
He remained behind the cordon with emergency services.
A resident who lives near to the crash site and visited the cordon said: “Buses don’t usually go this way. Where was it going to go? There could have been people on the top. Hopefully no one has been injured.
“The driver should have known that buses can’t go this way because the bridge is too low. There are multiple signs that high vehicles can’t go under this bridge.”
Pictures from the scene show the devastating impact of the crash with the front of the bus smashed in.
ScotRail have cancelled, delayed or revised services between Ardrossan Harbour, Ayr, Largs, Gourock, Wemyss Bay and Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central.
The rail provider added: “Due to a road vehicle colliding with a bridge between Glasgow Central and Cardonald all lines are closed.”
Police Scotland confirmed that a number of roads in Glasgow are closed following reports of the collision.
They have advised the public to avoid the area.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A number of roads in Glasgow are closed following a report of a bus crashing into a bridge on Cook Street around 5.55pm on Saturday, 14 December.
“Cook Street is closed at Centre Street, Commerce Street is closed until Wallace Street and Salkeld Street is closed to Cook street.
“Emergency services are in attendance and drivers are asked to avoid the area.”
In comes 18 months after ten were injured after a roof was ripped off of a bus during a crash at the same bridge.
First Bus have been approached for comment.