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12/03/2007
Two killed in bus crash
Two women have been killed in a crash involving a bus in Cheshire.
The collision happened around 8:45am on Monday morning on Mobberly Road in Knutsford.
According to initial eyewitness reports, the bus mounted the pavement and collided with the two women. However, police later said that the bus did not leave the road.
It is understood that the women are mother and daughter, with one woman in her 70s and the other in her 50s.
The single decker bus involved in the crash, the 288 Arriva service, is understood to have been carrying around 12 passengers, including schoolchildren. However, no-one on-board was injured.
The road is closed and is expected to remain closed for several hours.
(KMcA/SP)
The collision happened around 8:45am on Monday morning on Mobberly Road in Knutsford.
According to initial eyewitness reports, the bus mounted the pavement and collided with the two women. However, police later said that the bus did not leave the road.
It is understood that the women are mother and daughter, with one woman in her 70s and the other in her 50s.
The single decker bus involved in the crash, the 288 Arriva service, is understood to have been carrying around 12 passengers, including schoolchildren. However, no-one on-board was injured.
The road is closed and is expected to remain closed for several hours.
(KMcA/SP)
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