Three children and two adults have been taken to hospital after a bus crash in north-east London. Witnesses said “scared and crying” schoolchildren were among the passengers injured after the double-decker collided with a repairs shop in Highams Park on Tuesday morning. At least 19 people were injured and treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service (LAS), including a trauma team from the capital’s Air Ambulance. Of these, five people were taken to hospital. Katriye Osman, who dialled 999 after hearing what sounded like a “really loud explosion”, described the incident as “traumatising”. Ms Osman, who witnessed the aftermath from outside her beauty salon, said around 50 or 60 schoolchildren were standing around the vehicle after the collision. “It was absolutely awful,” she said, adding that she was “really shaken up by it”. Cafe owner Eric Garip, 38, said he rushed out of The Corner Cafe after hearing …