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Cafe owner describes helping children from east London bus crash

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Cafe owner describes moment he rescued ‘scared and crying’ children from London bus crash

A cafe owner has described the moment he helped rescue “scared and crying” children involved in a bus crash in north-east London.

Five people were taken to hospital after the double-decker smashed into a shop in Highams Park, while at least 19 more required medical attention at the scene.

Eric Garip, who owns a cafe in the local area, explained how he helped a number of people out of the wreckage in the aftermath of the incident.

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