A large tree fell onto the rear of a Christchurch Metro bus this afternoon while it was waiting at the Rapaki bus stop on Governors Bay Road near Lyttelton.

The incident occurred around 2:20pm, as the bus was parked ahead of a scheduled school pick-up.

Firefighters from the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade responded to a report that a tree had fallen onto a bus at a bus stop in Governors Bay, a fire and emergency spokesperson told Chris Lynch Media.

It was reported to Fire and Emergency that all persons were accounted for.