AN 11-year-old boy is recovering today after falling from the window of a bus in an Essex street.The youngster fell from the moving double-decker at about 3.

AN 11-year-old boy is recovering today after falling from the window of a bus in an Essex street.

The youngster fell from the moving double-decker at about 3.20pm today as it travelled along Mersea Road in Abberton near Colchester.

The boy suffered injuries to his shoulder and arm and was knocked unconscious.

He had regained consciousness by the time paramedics arrived on scene and his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.