An NWAS spokepserson said: "At 15.06 North West Ambulance Service received a call in relation to a bus collision on Barton Lane, Eccles, and declared a major incident shortly afterwards.
"The trust dispatched a number of resources, including ten emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, our Hazard Area Response Team (HART) and colleagues from North West Air Ambulance. The first resource arrived on time at 15.10.
"NWAS treated 15 patients who were all taken to Salford Royal or Manchester Royal Infirmary hospitals.
"At 16:22 NWAS stood down from major incident status but continues to remain on scene. The area is very busy, with road closures in place; please follow @GMPSalford for the latest traffic updates."
