PASSENGERS on a bus escaped serious injury when a vandal threw a stone at the moving vehicle, shattering a window.
The Arriva bus had been travelling along Perm Terrace, in Bishop Middleham, County Durham, when the youth struck before running off.
Police say it was extremely lucky that no one was injured in the attack, which they have described as a "reckless act".
A police spokesman said: "This was extremely dangerous for the passengers, as well as the driver, who could have lost control of the bus.
"We could have been talking about a road accident causing serious injury."
Anyone who witnessed the attack, at about 2.30pm on Saturday, should call the Newton Aycliffe police crimedesk on (01325) 314401
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