Paraglider crashes through bus window in Italy
July 26th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANSLondon, July 26 (IANS) A British paraglider had a miraculous escape after he crashed through the window of a bus in an Italian town.
Matthew Cullen, 43, went off course and smashed through the window of the bus while it was waiting for the traffic lights to turn green in Crespano city in northern Italy, sending shards of glass over shocked passengers and injuring a six-year-old boy, the Daily Mail reported.
The boy was taken to hospital for treatment for cuts, bruises and shock, police said.
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