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Two with serious injuries after road train and bus collide on the Stuart Hwy

UPDATE: A tour bus has been ripped apart with windows shattered and luggage strewn by the road after colliding with a road train on the Stuart Hwy overnight.

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UPDATE: A tour bus has been ripped apart with windows shattered and luggage strewn by the road after colliding with a road train on the Stuart Hwy overnight.

NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services responded to a two-vehicle collision between a tour bus and semi trailer on the Stuart Hwy, 15km south of Emerald Springs, at about 9.40pm on Thursday.

The crash scene where a tour bus and road train collided on the Stuart Highway, 15km south of Emerald Springs on Thursday night. Picture: Paul Bocock
The crash scene where a tour bus and road train collided on the Stuart Highway, 15km south of Emerald Springs on Thursday night. Picture: Paul Bocock

The 26-year-old female driver of the Casey Australia Tours bus and the 45-year-old male driver of the truck have both sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

“Both drivers self-extracted from their vehicles,” a police spokesman said.

“There were no passengers on the bus.

“Pine Creek medical staff tended to both drivers before they were conveyed to Katherine Hospital.

“Police investigations are continuing.”

The crash scene where a tour bus and road train collided on the Stuart Highway, 15km south of Emerald Springs on Thursday night. Picture: Paul Bocock
The crash scene where a tour bus and road train collided on the Stuart Highway, 15km south of Emerald Springs on Thursday night. Picture: Paul Bocock

EARLIER: TWO drivers have been injured after a road train collided with a bus on the Stuart Hwy overnight.

Northern Watch Commander Senior Sargent Sonia Kennon said police received a report at 9.40pm on Thursday of a crash on the Stuart Hwy 15km south of Emerald Springs, which involved a northbound semi-trailer which had collided with a southbound bus.

“It appears the truck veered onto the wrong side of the road colliding with the bus, causing the truck to leave the road and crashing into trees,” she said.

“All parties were able to remove themselves from their vehicles.

“The bus’s female driver sustained what appears to be a broken arm.

“The driver of the truck has sustained serious leg injuries.”

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