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Horror as car collides with bus carrying 20 high-school students

Police are investigating after the car collided with a bus carrying 20 high-school students.

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Two people have been rushed to hospital after a car collided with a bus carrying 20 students.

Emergency services were rushed to the intersection of Bank St and Princes Highway in Traralgon, in Victoria’s Gippsland region, about 3.50pm Thursday.

Multiple Ambulance Victoria services were sent to the scene.

Two people have been rushed to hospital after a car collided with a bus carrying 20 students. Picture: Facebook
Two people have been rushed to hospital after a car collided with a bus carrying 20 students. Picture: Facebook
Inquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the crash. Picture: Facebook
Inquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the crash. Picture: Facebook
A man was taken away on a stretcher.
A man was taken away on a stretcher.

“Two people have been transported by road ambulance to Latrobe Regional Health,” Ambulance Victoria said in a statement.

One person taken to hospital includes the 39-year-old driver of the car, who is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the bus and 20 high-school students on-board escaped uninjured.

Emergency services rushed to the scene.
Emergency services rushed to the scene.
Images show crews working on a car at the scene.
Images show crews working on a car at the scene.

Victoria Police have launched inquiries into the circumstances of the crash.

It is currently unknown what caused the crash.

Anyone with information is being urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Originally published as Horror as car collides with bus carrying 20 high-school students

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