Driver arrested with woman fighting for life in hospital after Piccadilly Gardens bus crash leaves a dozen injured

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A man has been arrested after a bus crash beside Piccadilly Gardens that left a dozen people injured, with one woman currently fighting for her life in hospital.

A single-decker bus mounted the kerb and smashed into the glass front of the T4 bubble tea store at Piccadilly bus station on Monday afternoon (October 16).

The major incident sparked a huge emergency services response, as police blocked off the area and white tents were erected within the cordon as a number of casualties were treated at the scene. READ MORE Bus crashes into building in Piccadilly Gardens with major emergency service response - live updates READ MORE 'Properly, properly horrendous': Witnesses' shock after bus ploughs into bubble tea shop in Piccadilly Gardens Greater Manchester Police have confirmed the driver, a 64-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and is in custody to be questioned.

The force said one woman was rushed to hospital to be treated from the scene and has suffered life-threatening injuries in the horror.