‘May take years to recover’: Dad’s heartbreak over daughters' crash injuries

Gurinderdeep Singh's two daughters, aged five and 10, have cried every day to leave hospital after being seriously injured when their Melbourne school bus was struck, causing it to flip on its side, trapping multiple children.

Two sisters, aged five and 10, remain in hospital needing “around the clock care” after being seriously injured in the horror bus crash in Melbourne.

Gurseerat and Gurnaaz from Exford Primary School were sitting next to each other on their school bus last Tuesday when it was struck by a truck, knocking the bus full of school children on its side at at Eynesbury.

Both girls suffered injuries during the incident, and need to stay in hospital for at least another month following “multiple surgeries”.

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The school bus crash at Eynesbury. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

"Any contribution would be greatly appreciated"

Family friend Jagroop Kaur has set up a GoFundMe page for the girls parents, who are taking time off work to be with their daughters while they recover from the life-changing accident.

“Both parents have to look after them in the hospital. As a result, parents of the daughters are unable to work and the family is facing major financial issue, as both parents are here on student visa,” he explains.

“I am humbly asking for your support in raising funds to help cover the costs of both daughters' medical bills, basic food, medical appointments and other essential expenses.

“Any contribution, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated and will go a long way in helping the family get through this difficult time.”

The page has raised more than $30,000 in four days.

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Gurseerat and Gurnaaz were injured in the Melbourne school bus crash. Source: Supplied.

"She has been left with lifelong injuries"

The father of the girls, Gurinderdeep Singh has opened up about the family’s heartbreak, sharing that his youngest daughter was sitting by the window when it tipped, leaving her trapped.

 “The impact was so bad, Gurseerat’s arm was stuck and she couldn’t move, it was terrible for them to go through this,” he told the Herald Sun.

“Gurseerat now needs a skin graft as she has been left with lifelong injuries. Gurnaaz was also injured and her arm is in a plaster cast.”

Mr Singh said the crash has changed the family’s lives forever, with her daughters crying every day to go home.

“It may take years for Gurseerat’s arm to recover,” he said. “Our lives have changed forever, it has been very traumatic for the family.”

Mr Singh, who moved to Melton on a student visa with his wife Balwinder and their girls, said he came to Australia for a better life, which had now been torn apart.

Crash scene investigators continue their investigation while emergency services pick up school bags from the scene. Source: News Corp.

Some students needed amputations

Victoria Police said 45 children were on the school bus when it collided with a tipper truck at the corner of Exford and Murphys Rd in Eynesbury shortly before 4pm on Tuesday, May 16. 

Of those children on board, 18 were taken to hospital and seven suffered serious injuries, including full and partial amputations.

Truck driver, Jamie Gleeson, 49, has been charged with four counts of dangerous driving causing serious injury over the crash.

Originally published as ‘May take years to recover’: Dad’s heartbreak over daughters' crash injuries