A man in his 90s has been taken to hospital after a car collided with a bus in Altrincham town centret this morning.
Railway Street was closed off in both directions following the crash, which happened at around 9.30am this morning close to Altrincham Hospital.
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It’s thought the driver – who is not thought to have suffered serious injuries – was pulling out of the hospital in a VW Polo when the collision with the Diamond bus occurred.
The road was closed between the junctions with Regent Road and Lloyd Street and reopened at around 11am.
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A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said: “We were called to a collision involving a car and a bus.
“We sent one ambulance to the scene. A male patient in his 90s was taken to hospital.”
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