“Emergency services are in attendance and two pedestrians are currently being treated at the scene. “Motorists and bystanders are asked to avoid the area while police and emergency personnel remain at the scene.” A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service added: “Fire crews from Manchester Central and Moss Side fire stations, as well as the Technical Response Unit from Ashton, used specialist rescue equipment to help extricate an injured man who was then he was taken to hospital by a colleague at North West Ambulance Service. “GMFRS were on scene for just over an hour.” JUST IN: Police launch investigation after woman urinates on bus causing £700 damage The incident has caused uproar in England’s third largest city. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) announced late last night that measures had been taken to close the Piccadilly area. These include road closures between Oldham Street and Lever Street and local buses to be diverted. According to TfGM’s Twitter account, the road will remain closed until further notice. A third claimed: “A lady was under the bus and a pole from the bus stop which I and other bystanders lifted off the lady. “I called the paramedics and gave a statement to the police on their arrival about what happened. “There was a crunch of plastic from the bus stop and then she was screaming.”
