Cheltenham bus crashes into bridge on Hyde Lane

Cheltenham bus crashes into bridge on Hyde Lane
A pedestrian “missed death by inches” when the top of a bus was sliced off as it hit a bridge in Cheltenham this morning.

The bus hit the bridge in Hyde Lane as it travelled from Swindon Village to Bishop’s Cleeve.

Philip Green, who was walking his dog under the bridge at the time, said: “It showered me with debris. It could have killed me. I’ve never walked so close to death. I escaped death by inches.”

Harriet Tweddle, who was waiting for the bus, said: “I was standing waiting for the…

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