A SCHOOLBOY has died after he was hit by a bus during the morning rush hour.
Rofael Butt, 15, is believed to have been on his way to school when the accident happened on the A6 Stockport Road in Longsight shortly before 8am.
The teenager lived on Britnall Avenue, Longsight, only around 150 yards from the scene of the accident at the junction of the A6 with Richmond Grove East.
He was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.
Stockport Road was completely closed while emergency services dealt with the incident and long tail-backs built up along the A6 in both directions before the road was re-opened later.
Police are appealing for any witnesses or passengers on the bus at the time of the collision to contact them on 0161 856 6173.
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Marc (01/12/2008 at 11:06)
Asdablue (01/12/2008 at 11:43)
But, I travel down this road every morning and regularly have to stop for people who just walk halfway accross the road and wait for cars to stop, there are plenty of crossings but they are generally ignored.
I also feel for the driver who must be just as devasted as this poor boys family.
Marc (01/12/2008 at 12:00)
Bean B4, manchester (01/12/2008 at 12:07)
Thoughts to the lad's family and the driver.
Peter M, Mcr (01/12/2008 at 13:06)
Mad Angela, St George's, Hulme , (01/12/2008 at 13:20)
Mr Manchester (01/12/2008 at 13:28)
mimimimimi2007, manchester (01/12/2008 at 13:29)
mk 304, longsight (01/12/2008 at 13:31)
Vote Yes Join the Future, Tameside (01/12/2008 at 14:03)
Thoughts to the lad's family and the driver.
Bean B4, manchester
Making political capital out of a death. Sick.
Graham moston, moston (01/12/2008 at 14:34)
Whats the future more buses more tragedies this has to be paramount.
sympathy also to the driver.
lauraclegg1979, oldham (01/12/2008 at 16:36)
inspectah deck (01/12/2008 at 17:07)
City78, Failsworth (01/12/2008 at 19:26)
I work for Stagecoach and it is purely down to the skill and awareness of the bus drivers more people are not killed by buses on our roads. Pedestrians just walk out into the path of buses, people in their cars will risk there lives to get round the bus rather than wait ten seconds. How many times in a week do you get cut up in your car, once, twice maximum? Try thirty times a day when driving a bus.
Four people killed involving Stagecoach vehicles last 12 months, not one deemed to be the bus driver's fault, doesn't that tell you something?