Bus driver charged after bridge crash rips roof off vehicle

The driver of an off-duty bus has been charged after a crash in West Lothian which ripped the roof off the vehicle.

The 59-year-old driver hit a railway bridge on the B7010, otherwise known as Shotts Road, near Fauldhouse rail station at about 5.55am on Monday.

No injuries were reported and the road has since reopened.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.55am on Monday, March 11, officers received a report of a bus crashing into a bridge on the B7010, Fauldhouse.

“There were no reported injuries.

“Arrangements were made for the bus to be recovered and the road is open.

“A 59-year-old man has been charged and will be reported to the procurator fiscal.”

A spokesperson for West Lothian Council said staff attended the low bridge to assist with the clean-up operation.

Network Rail, who assessed the bridge for damage, confirmed that services operating at the station are running as normal.

A spokesperson for Lothian Buses, which operates the affected vehicle, said: “We can confirm that one of our Lothian Country vehicles was involved in an incident earlier this morning and we are fully assisting Police Scotland with their inquiries.”