School bus collides with truck, flips
The bus, travelling to a special development school, collided with the B-double truck about 8.30am on Thursday at the intersection of Warracknabeal-Stawell Rd and Minyip-Dimboola Rd in Minyip.
There were three children on board at the time, one who sustained minor injuries, a police spokesman told NewsWire, as well as a staff member from the school and a driver.
A Department of Education spokesman said two of the children were transported to hospital for observation, with the third being 'otherwise well'.
The female driver was trapped on board the bus for more than an hour before she was freed by emergency services about 9.45am.
She was taken to the Alfred Hospital with serious injuries.
The truck driver sustained minor injuries in the incident and was taken to Horsham Hospital.
The truck had been carrying a full load of hay at the time of the crash.
Six Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedics were on the scene, alongside specialist Air Ambulance Victoria helicopter crew.
'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,' an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson told NewsWire.
The Department of Education spokesman said additional support would be provided to the community.
'Additional wellbeing support is available to students and staff at Warracknabeal SDS, Warracknabeal Secondary College and Warracknabeal Primary School – and all families have been informed of the accident,' they said.
'Our thoughts also go to the drivers of the bus and truck.'
Police will investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.
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