Six hospitalised after bus carrying teenagers rolls near Victoria-South Australian border
Seven teenagers have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed and rolled at Nelson in far-west Victoria near the South Australian border.
The bus was carrying more than 20 teenage passengers when it rolled on Portland-Nelson Road, near Black Swan Road, about 4:25pm. Seven people have been taken to hospital, while more than 20 others were being assessed at the scene, police said.One high school-aged girl was driven by ambulance to Mount Gambier hospital in a stable condition with upper-body injuries, Ambulance Victoria said.Images from the scene show the bus that rolled belonged to Adelaide's Scotch College.According to the VicEmergency website, four vehicles are responding to the incident.
VicRoads is reporting that the Portland-Nelson Road is closed in both directions west of the Glenelg River bridge.
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