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Saturday, 13 June 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: London bus driver on working during pandemicBritish Iraqi bus driver, Susan, had to overcome her fears and work while coronavirus was surging around the UK.

Mail Online

• Bus crashes into a low bridge injuring three people and bending the roof backwardsThe bus crashed into a bridge on Barton Lane in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, at 5.27pm this evening, injuring three people. Firefighters set up a cordon at the scene and Barton Road was closed.

Bolton News

• Stagecoach launches app to help people pick quieter buses One bus company is launching a new phone app feature to help passengers as the numbers of services being provided across the town increases.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• New rules at Haymarket bus station and there's a big change for passengersBuses and bus stations are expected to become busier next week as shops start to open up again in Newcastle city centre

Other Regional Press

• First Wessex using virus-killing treatment on buses Passengers in Weymouth and west Dorset are being reassured that buses are being protected against Covid-19 thanks to 'revolutionary' virus-killing treatment.

Other News Sources

• Stagecoach launches ‘busy bus’ trackerApp will use artificial intelligence to help customers socially distance     Stagecoach is launching a new smartphone “busy busâ€� indicator to help passengers plan their journeys as services increase across the country. The new feature on the group’s bus app will use extensive data and artificial intelligence to provide a traffic light indicator to help customers choose quieter services and maintain social distancing. The app is now being rolled out and is planned to be fully in place by June 18. The “busy busâ€� tracker will provide a regularly updated guide to how busy individua...