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Man charged after serious Eccles bus crash injured three
Greater Manchester Police have confirmed, Christopher Henry, 57, of Thornhill Road in Tameside, faces three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
The charges relate to a collision on July 21, 2025, in which a double-decker bus struck the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Road, Eccles.
A 19-year-old woman and two men, one in his 20s and another in his 40s, were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Seventeen other people were treated at the scene for injuries described as non-life threatening or life-changing.
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3pm.
Greater Manchester Police said the bus had travelled off its expected route before colliding with the low-level aqueduct.
The bridge had height restriction warnings, including hanging chains and signage.
The impact tore the roof off the top deck and caused one passenger to be ejected from the bus.
Mr Henry has been bailed and is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 15 September 2026.
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