School bus crashes in Fish Creek south-east of Melbourne at Meeniyan-Promontory Rd

School bus crashes near Melbourne – with emergency services rescuing 16 children after door was unable to be opened

  • Children trapped after bus veered off road
  • Emergency services at the scene
  • Children put on another bus uninjured 
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More than dozen schoolchildren have had a lucky escape after their bus veered down an embankment in Fish Creek in the South Gippsland region south-east of Melbourne. 

Emergency services rushed to the scene on Meeniyan-Promontory Road 185km from Melbourne around 8.30am Thursday.

Paramedics and police have since rescued children trapped in wreckage after the door of the bus was reportedly unable to be opened.

There are no reports of injuries at this stage with an investigation into the crash now underway.

Emergency services are at the scene of a bus crash in the South Gippsland region, where 16 children were on board 

‘The 16 children onboard were uninjured and have been transferred onto another bus,’ a Victoria Police statement read.

‘The exact circumstances are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.’

An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia paramedics assessed ‘multiple’ patients.

‘However our services weren’t required for treatment or transport,’ she said.

The incident comes nine days after a horror collision between a truck and a school bus packed with children heading home on Melbourne’s outskirts.

The truck driver was later charged over the crash, which left a number of children with serious injuries.

It's understood the school bus veered down an embankment on Thursday (stock image)

It’s understood the school bus veered down an embankment on Thursday (stock image)

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