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Fire on bus
PASSENGERS on a bus travelling from Leigh to the Trafford Centre had a lucky escape after it caught fire on Wednesday morning.
The 126 service was travelling anti-clockwise along the M60 motorway when he was forced to pull over on to the hard shoulder near junction nine at about 11.10am.
The driver led the passengers off the South Lancs Travel bus and escorted them to a safe place on the embankment.
Fire crews from Irlam used a hose reel and breathing apparatus to tackle the fire, which involved an engine fuel line and the bus’s exhaust system.
Greater Manchester Police were initially called to the scene by the ambulance service, but were then informed there was no need to attend the scene as it had been dealt with by the fire service.
Nobody was injured during the incident, and the passengers were provided with a replacement vehicle to take them to their destination by the Atherton-based company.
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phillykenny
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 08:32 PMjames joseph i see where you are going with the leigh angle,but seeing as the place is a complete and utter shi#hole,then i think the less said about the place the better,and as far as im concerned its full of soap dodgers and criminals.
jamesjoseph
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11:09 AMDon't you know murphyio leigh is in the wigan district,and as such has every right to have a news item about it.Not everything is about wigan.
Leyther1482
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 12:34 AM@fetch_bob
thekop89
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 06:24 PMthere all knackerd them south lancs buses,i use to work for them....
TeaForTwo
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 05:16 PMno injuries, no casulaties (luckily) but still not very newsworthy is it...?!
working for EU and IMF Greece needs all our cash
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 04:06 PMmust be a slow news day
bshep
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 03:38 PMthere fore it should read FIRE ON''T BUS or BUS ON FIRE
Muphyio
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 03:15 PMIsn't this website WIGANtoday.net??
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