Double-decker bus driver arrested after crash with pedestrian crossing island

Stagecoach South Scotland said it was conducting its own internal review and took such incidents 'extremely seriously'

Double-decker bus driver arrested after crash with pedestrian crossing island in DundeeSTV News

A bus driver has been arrested after a double-decker crashed into a pedestrian crossing island in Dundee.

Emergency services were called to Craigie Drive after reports of a single-vehicle crash at around 4.10pm.

Images from the scene appear to show the island of a pedestrian crossing damaged with debris strewn down the street.

One of the passenger windows on the left side of the Stagecoach bus appears to have been smashed.

Images from Dundee bus crash show a smashed window.STV News
Images from Dundee bus crash show a smashed window.

Stagecoach South Scotland said it was conducting its own internal review and took such incidents “extremely seriously”.

The road was shut between Strips of Craigie Road and Fairfield Road overnight but reopened on Wednesday morning.

Police Scotland said there were no injuries reported.

The bus driver, a 48-year-old man, has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and enquiries are ongoing, police said.

Images from the scene appear to show the island of a pedestrian crossing damaged with debris strewn down the street.STV News
Images from the scene appear to show the island of a pedestrian crossing damaged with debris strewn down the street.

A Stagecoach South Scotland spokesperson said: “We’re fully supporting Police Scotland with their ongoing investigation into the incident at Craigie Drive while continuing to carry out our own internal review.

“The safety of our customers, colleagues and the wider public is our absolute priority, and we take incidents of this nature extremely seriously.”

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Last updated Apr 1st, 2026 at 10:05

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