Piccadilly Gardens
About Piccadilly Gardens
Piccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester city centre, England, between Market Street and the edge of the Northern Quarter. Piccadilly runs eastwards from the junction of Market Street with Mosley Street to the junction of London Road with Ducie Street; to the south are the gardens and paved areas.
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Two hurt as bus crashes into cafe in Manchester
A bus has crashed into a building in Manchester City Centre , leaving at least Two People injured.
The bus struck the T4 Bubble Tea cafe in the Piccadilly Gardens area of The City at about 13:15 BST.
The Casualties are believed to have been pedestrians outside The Building , Greater Manchester Police said.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said two fire engines and a technical response unit were also called to The Scene .
An ambulance service spokesman said there were " A Number of casualties" but he was not able to say precisely how many had been taken to hospital.
There are road closures in the area and officers from The Police 's serious collision investigation unit are also in attendance.
Piccadilly Gardens is currently closed to all bus services with buses using alternative stops, Transport for Greater Manchester said.
The City 's Metrolink tram services are continuing to run but will not stop at Piccadilly Gardens .
Reporter Mat Trewern said he could see the single-decker blue bus " sticking out right across the pavement".
" There is a huge emergency response Here - Paramedics , firefighters and police all crowding around The Crash scene, " He Said .
" A large part of This Side of Piccadilly Gardens has been cordoned off. There's no access to the buses Here which, as you can imagine, is causing quite a bit of disruption. "
Posting on X, one eyewitness said The Scene was " properly, properly horrendous".
Another said: " One of The Most horrible scenes I've witnessed, really praying everybody involved in The Incident at Piccadilly Gardens is okay and pull through, my heart goes out to all involved. "
Source of news: bbc.com
