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| Children hurt as hedge-trimmer cuts through school bus roof | Children hurt as hedge-trimmer cuts through school bus roof |
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| Four children have been hurt after a tractor's hedge-trimming tool cut open the roof of a double-decker bus like a tin can. | Four children have been hurt after a tractor's hedge-trimming tool cut open the roof of a double-decker bus like a tin can. |
| Paramedics were called to the accident in Wivenhoe, Essex, at 8.22am on Thursday. | Paramedics were called to the accident in Wivenhoe, Essex, at 8.22am on Thursday. |
| Trevor Redburn, assistant general manager for the East of England ambulance service in north Essex, said: "We arrived within five minutes and it was quite a scary-looking scene. We counted 45 children who were all shocked and confused." | Trevor Redburn, assistant general manager for the East of England ambulance service in north Essex, said: "We arrived within five minutes and it was quite a scary-looking scene. We counted 45 children who were all shocked and confused." |
| The four who were hurt were described as having "slight injuries". | The four who were hurt were described as having "slight injuries". |
| The vehicle responsible had been trimming branches along Alresford Road in Wivenhoe, from where the bus was transporting pupils to secondary school in Brightlingsea. | The vehicle responsible had been trimming branches along Alresford Road in Wivenhoe, from where the bus was transporting pupils to secondary school in Brightlingsea. |
| A replacement bus service was organised and parents arrived to take the injured children to hospital. | A replacement bus service was organised and parents arrived to take the injured children to hospital. |
| Redburn said: "I want to commend our team for the work they did in quickly identifying the injuries and providing everyone with a full assessment." | Redburn said: "I want to commend our team for the work they did in quickly identifying the injuries and providing everyone with a full assessment." |
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