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Paramedics are treating a 'number of casualties' after a bus crashed into a bubble tea shop in Piccadilly Gardens. Emergency services were called to the scene in Manchester city centre at 1.15pm on Monday after a Diamond bus ploughed into the front of the T4 cafe at the foot of City Tower.
Eye witnesses have described seeing the injured being taken away in stretchers. A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said at this stage he was not able to give an exact number of people who have been taken to hospital, but said 'a number of casualties' were being treated.
Police have closed roads in the immediate area and are advising the public to stay away. A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: "We have responded to an incident reported as a bus colliding with a building.
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"The 999 call was received at 1.13pm. We have four ambulances, two senior paramedics, a cycle responder, an operations manager and the Hazardous Area Response Team on the scene.
"There are a number of casualties, but I'm not able to give the details on how many have been taken to hospital at this stage."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "At around 1pm today police were called to reports of a collision involving a bus and a shop in Piccadilly Gardens. Police alongside colleagues in the Northwest Ambulance Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue have been in attendance.
"There are road closures in the area whilst emergency services remain at the scene dealing with the collision and
A Scots man has died following a crash on the M8. The 59-year-old man was rushed to hospital after a van crashed on the motorway on Saturday, November 4 at around 5.10pm, reports Edinburgh Live.
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