Tree crashes onto school bus and cars in Hong Kong, driver and nanny narrowly escape serious injury


A tree 15 metres in height crashed onto a school bus and hit three other cars in Hong Kong on Friday, with the driver of the first vehicle and his passenger escaping serious injury by mere inches.

The bus driver, 62, and a nanny were travelling along Perth Street in Ho Man Tin, on the way to pick up students when the accident occurred at 7.40am, according to police.

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