LEGAL action has been launched following bus crashes in Glasgow and Kilmarnock which left dozens injured.
On December 14, a First Bus vehicle was wedged under a railway bridge on Cook Street at the junction with Commerce Street in Glasgow, leaving eight people injured with one in a critical condition.
ScotRail stopped a number of services as a result of the incident, with an investigation launched into the incident.
Five days later, on December 19, a Stagecoach bus crashed into a railway bridge on MacPhail drive in Kilmarnock (below).
Eight people were taken to hospital although there were no reports of serious injuries and a 34-year-old man was charged with a road traffic offence.
A spokesperson for Stagecoach West Scotland said investigations remained ongoing and the bus company was working with police.
On Monday, law firm Thompsons Solicitors said in a statement that it had opened legal proceedings against the two companies.
Partner with Thompsons Patrick McGuire said: “This was truly the nightmare before Christmas for the victims involved.
“Multiple passengers were injured, some very seriously, in two accidents that would seem entirely avoidable.
“The Cook Street crash in particular is shocking with a similar accident happening at exactly the same spot in May 2023.
“Our specialist team who have dealt with several crashes of this kind have already been contacted over both incidents and we have opened cases against the companies involved.
“For crashes of this kind to continue to happen is utterly unacceptable and the travelling public deserve so much better.”
The National has approached Stagecoach and First Bus for comment.
