Bus driver saves girl who fell from three storeys high

17 July 2012 Last updated at 13:33 ET Help

A bus driver from New York has been hailed a hero after saving a seven-year-old girl who fell three storeys from a Brooklyn apartment building.

The autistic girl managed to climb onto an air conditioning unit, just outside a third-floor window.

The driver was unharmed but the girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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