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Four people have been hurt after a double decker bus crashed into a railway bridge tearing its roof off in Kilmarnock.
Emergency services were called to the collision on Macphail Drive, near Culzean Crescent, in Kilmarnock at about 14:00 and have sealed off the area.
Footage of the scene posted on social media shows people standing on top of the roofless bus near the bridge, which is marked for vehicles below a certain height.
It comes just days after another double decker bus crashed into a railway bridge in Glasgow, leaving one man critical in hospital.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed one ambulance and three response teams were dispatched to the scene at 13:55.
Four patients were taken to University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock.
The number six Stagecoach bus, which was heading to Bellfield in Kilmarnock, appears to have gone under the bridge at Macphail Drive.
A sign near the bridge states it is not suitable for vehicles over 8ft 3 (2.5m) high.
The roof of the bus was completely torn off and remained behind while the vehicle passed through the tunnel.
One eyewitness told BBC Scotland News: "There's about eight police vehicles and four ambulances here.
"People don't know if there's anyone injured but the pictures look horrendous.
"The bus must have gone straight through the tunnel from the Macphail Drive side to the Holehouse Road, I feel awful for anyone who was on board.
"The bus and its roof are at complete separate sides of the tunnel."
Stagecoach has been approached for comment.
Police Scotland have confirmed that the road is closed in both directions and members of the public are being asked to avoid the area.
ScotRail confirmed that no rail services are affected.
Network Rail are currently inspecting the bridge for damage.
