Victorian Highway Fatal Crash
One Dead and Multiple Injured After Bus Collides with Vehicles in Victoria
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A bus collided with a white car and a blue Toyota on the Melba Highway near Glenburn in Victoria’s Yarra Ranges, northeast of Melbourne, on Thursday afternoon. The driver of the white car died at the scene, while four bus passengers—a teenage boy and a man in his 50s—were seriously injured, and a teenage girl and another teenage boy sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Paramedics assessed 21 people, with the remaining patients not requiring hospital treatment; the Toyota’s occupants suffered minor injuries. Police have closed the highway between Castella and Yea, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation by specialist collision detectives.
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The bus reportedly left Mansfield at about 1 p.m. bound for Melbourne as part of a public transport service. The company said its driver was an experienced, long-term employee and was not seriously injured.
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The injured passengers were taken to specific hospitals: the seriously injured teenager was airlifted to The Alfred with upper-body injuries; the seriously injured man was taken to Box Hill Hospital; the two stable teenagers were taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital and Maroondah Hospital respectively.
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Police said the bus appeared to have broken through a roadside barrier on the side of the highway on which it had been travelling, according to vision from the crash scene.
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The bus was believed to have 18 occupants, including the driver, while police appealed for witnesses and anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.
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With the highway closed between Castella and Yea, motorists were advised to detour through Kinglake and Flowerdale using the Healesville-Kinglake, Whittlesea-Kinglake and Whittlesea-Yea roads.
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