A double decker bus had the front of its roof ripped off yesterday when it collided with the top of a low bridge in the Highlands.
The collision happened as the 25X service passed underneath the A9 road bridge by Kildary at about 8am.
A Stagecoach spokeswoman said that no passengers were hurt as a result of the “low-speed” collision but said the company will be reviewing the circumstances of the incident.
Double deckers are regularly used on this route and are able to pass safely underneath the 13.9ft bridge.
Driver Tom Anderson, who is the chairman of Kilmuir and Logie Easter community council, was passing the scene yesterday shortly before noon and saw the aftermath of the collision.
He said: “It was not completely off but more skimmed the top. I was just passing by when I saw it and thought, ‘that is really unusual’.
“The Stagecoach bridge normally passes under the bridge but hit the concrete. The driver must have reversed out. There was a mechanic down there who thought it might have been something to do with the air suspension.”
A Stagecoach spokeswoman said: “One of our vehicles was involved in an incident in which low-speed contact was made with a bridge in Kildary. There were no reported injuries as a result of the incident. Safety is our absolute priority and we will investigate the full circumstances of the incident.”
Last year in an unrelated incident, an Inverness bus driver appeared in court after Stagecoach CCTV footage showed him talking on his mobile when the 13ft bus struck an 11ft railway bridge parapet.
Ross Ralph admitted driving carelessly while talking on his phone when the incident happened between Inverness and Croy at Balloch.
His defence said he had forgotten he was driving a double decker bus as it was usually a single decker that he drove on this route.
One passenger was upstairs at the time but escaped uninjured.