Police have charged a truck driver with dangerous driving after he allegedly crashed into the back of a school bus, seriously injuring 10 children.
on Melbourne’s western fringe on Tuesday, seriously injuring 10 children.
Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham of the major collision investigation unit said early investigations suggested the bus driver had seen the truck approaching from behind and tried to accelerate to get out of its path. The rolled bus was righted by a tow truck about 11.20am on Wednesday. Children’s school bags, drink bottles and jumpers tumbled out of the vehicle’s storage when it was put back on its wheels.
“Some of these patients will require returns to theatres and multiple surgeries in the coming days and the coming weeks.
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