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| Four injured after roof is ripped off London tour bus | Four injured after roof is ripped off London tour bus |
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| Four people were taken to hospital after the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off in central London. | |
| London Fire Brigade was called at 13:10 BST to Woburn Place, Bloomsbury, after a tour bus collided with a tree branch. | London Fire Brigade was called at 13:10 BST to Woburn Place, Bloomsbury, after a tour bus collided with a tree branch. |
| The injuries were reported to be "non-life threatening". | The injuries were reported to be "non-life threatening". |
| Roads around the site were closed, including nearby Tavistock Square - the scene of a bus attack in the 7 July 2005 London bombings. | Roads around the site were closed, including nearby Tavistock Square - the scene of a bus attack in the 7 July 2005 London bombings. |
| Passenger Joseph Whelan, who was on board with his wife and two children, described the scene as "chaos" and said there was "blood all over the floor". | Passenger Joseph Whelan, who was on board with his wife and two children, described the scene as "chaos" and said there was "blood all over the floor". |
| He said one of those taken to hospital was a woman who got married on Saturday. She was with a party of Canadians in the UK to attend the wedding. | |
| In addition to those taken to hospital, a further nine people were checked over at the scene while fire crews had to lower one person down from the top deck of the bus. | In addition to those taken to hospital, a further nine people were checked over at the scene while fire crews had to lower one person down from the top deck of the bus. |
| Those on the top floor were also involved in patching up the injured with makeshift bandages before firefighters could lead them to safety. | Those on the top floor were also involved in patching up the injured with makeshift bandages before firefighters could lead them to safety. |
| London's Air Ambulance also attended the incident. | London's Air Ambulance also attended the incident. |
| The bus was operated by Golden Tours, which was set up in 1984 and runs tours around London and to locations such as Bath and Stonehenge. | The bus was operated by Golden Tours, which was set up in 1984 and runs tours around London and to locations such as Bath and Stonehenge. |