Two passengers trapped as bus hits tree in east London Published duration 29 August 2015

image copyright Met Police image caption The W19 bus crashed at about noon while travelling on the Staffa Road to Hainault Street route

Two passengers had to be freed from a bus which crashed in east London, injuring 12 people.

The W19 service single-decker bus hit a tree on Forest Drive near Manor Park station at about noon.

London Ambulance Service (LAS) said 10 passengers had been taken to hospital.

It said a man in his forties with a head injury and a woman in her sixties with a hip injury had been taken to Royal London Hospital as a priority.

image copyright Chris Hawkswell image caption The A117 Forest Drive has been close while the recovery continues

image copyright Chris Hawkswell image caption Emergency services including the police, ambulance and fire brigade are on site

The emergency services, including London Fire Brigade and LAS's hazardous area response team, remain at the scene.