Young woman dead after school bus, car collide in horror crash near Two Wells

A young woman has died and three other people have been taken to hospital after a shocking crash north of Adelaide this morning.

A woman has died and three people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a school bus at Korunye.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Mallala Rd and Navvy Hill Rd about 7.15am on Friday after reports a Fuso bus and Ford sedan had collided.

A 23-year-old Elizabeth North woman – who was a passenger in the car – died at the scene.

The driver of the sedan, a 22-year-old Freeling man and the other passenger, a 19-year-old Davoren Park woman, were flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment, with the passenger being treated for serious injuries.

Police officers at the scene said the bus was on its normal morning school run.

“It was a school bus heading north and that vehicle, the sedan, has hit the side of the bus and they’ve both rolled,” the officer said.

“The bus was travelling north (from the direction of Two Wells) on the way to do a school run – luckily no one was in there.”

The driver of the bus, a 36-year-old Pooraka man was taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

A 2km stretch of road has been closed as police and Major Crash officers examine the scene.

7NEWS reported that the 24-seater school bus, operated by Kanga Coachlines, and the car both rolled after the collision.

The scene at Korunye near Two Wells on Friday morning. Picture: 7NEWS

The minibus driver was about to make his first pick-up of the day when disaster struck. Picture: 7NEWS

A mangled wreck is all that remains of a car and school bus after they collided near Two Wells. Picture: Jase Kemp 10NEWS

Emergency crews at the scene of the crash. Picture: 7NEWS

DEVELOPING: There has been a horror smash at Korunye near Two Wells where a school bus has been T-boned by a car. The minibus driver was about to make his first pick-up of the day when disaster struck. @pcaldicott7#7NEWSpic.twitter.com/R38Ub9nVt0

— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) February 2, 2024

The bus was just 10 minutes away from picking up schoolchildren when the crash happened, and the driver’s pregnant partner rushed to the scene on hearing the news.

“He’s OK, I think he’s in shock, obviously he’s gone to hospital. She’s there to support him, as we are too, so we’ll support him, we’ll support her and the family,” Kanga Coachlines spokesman Julian Roeger told 7NEWS.

Police closed off a stretch of Mallala Rd at about 7.30am, after rushing to the scene at the intersection of Mallala and Navvy Hill roads at Korunye.

Road closures were still in place by 10.30am and police have urged people to avoid the area if possible.

Originally published as Young woman dead after school bus, car collide in horror crash near Two Wells