A man has been arrested after a newborn baby fell to the floor while on a double-decker bus.

The baby was travelling with a parent on the bus from Hunstanton to King's Lynn at 2.35pm on March 16 when the incident happened. 

The six-week-old was taken to hospital for checks and was later discharged.

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A man aged in his 40s from the Terrington St Clement area was arrested on suspicion of child neglect and taken to King’s Lynn Police Station for questioning.

He was subsequently released on police bail until June.

Officers would like to speak to the people who were on the bus and witnessed the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Norfolk Constabulary by calling 101 or emailing maria.greaves@norfolk.police.uk and quoting crime number 36/16451/24.