Two people were taken to hospital with facial injuries as a result.
The roof of a double decker bus was completely ripped off in London today after it hit overhanging trees in the centre of the city.
According to BBC News, two people were taken to hospital with facial injuries and another two were treated at the scene after the number 91 bus collided with overhanging trees near the London School of Economics building in Holborn.
We are at the scene of an accident on #Kingsway Holborn. A bus has lost its roof. Thankfully only minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/40o8WM89b2
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 2, 2015
Station Manager Gary Squires who is at the scene said: 'those involved were very lucky to escape serious injury'. pic.twitter.com/3NuHKZWL4x
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 2, 2015
We have used a winch to remove the final section of the bus roof on #Kingsway at #Holborn pic.twitter.com/Q08RhcCVYZ
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 2, 2015
The lane in which the bus – which was headed for Trafalgar Square – was travelling had a warning about overhanging trees with a height limit of 2.5 metres.
Members of the police and the fire brigade arrived at the scene shortly after the incident; the area was closed to traffic and a number of bus services were disrupted.
Video via YouTube/Jono MacDougall
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