A trapped bus driver has been freed and a child is being treated for minor injuries after a school bus and a B-double collided in country Victoria.
The accident in the state’s north-west happened about 8.30am on Thursday, near the intersection of Stawell-Warracknabeal Road and Minyip-Dimboola Road in Minyip, about 51 kilometres north-east of Horsham.
The 22-seat school bus, travelling to Warracknabeal Special Developmental School, rolled onto its roof while the B-double hay trailer landed on its side.
The female bus driver was trapped for more than an hour before she was freed by 9.45am, the Country Fire Authority said. She sustained serious injuries in the crash, police said.
Three children and another woman were also freed from the bus. One child sustained minor injuries, as did the driver of the B-double.
A specialist Ambulance Victoria helicopter crew and six advanced life support paramedic crews arrived at the crash site about 8.50am.
“Following emergency on-site care by our crews, two people have been transported by road ambulance to Horsham hospital and one person has been airlifted to The Alfred,” an Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said.
“Our thoughts are with those being cared for by our health service colleagues and we thank our teams and all emergency services colleagues who supported the response.”
Victoria Police said they would investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash. Paramedics and police are still at the scene.
The crash has forced the closure of parts of the Stawell-Warracknabeal Road and Minyip-Dimboola Road intersection.
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