Whitby area traffic alert
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*** UPDATE: The scene was clear by 10pm on Saturday following the recovery of the bus using a crane. The damaged bridge remains closed which is being managed by Highways ***
*** Casualties now confirmed as two - a male driver and female passenger. There were no other people on the bus ***
A road closure and diversions are in place after a single decker bus crashed off bridge down a 30ft embankment into a shallow river at Grosmont.
It happened on Barnard’s Road, near Front Street, at around 1.40pm on Saturday (3 August 2024).
Thankfully, the male driver and female passenger people on the bus escaped serious injury.
Ambulance, fire and rescue and coastguard teams attended the scene along with the police to bring the occupants of the bus to safety.
Heavy lifting gear is required to recover the bus and structural engineers are inspecting the badly damaged bridge.
Highways teams have put in place a hard closure at the scene.
Motorist and pedestrians are urged to avoid the area until further notice.
The incident is believed to be a single vehicle collision.
NYP-03082024-0285
