Melbourne school bus crash: truck driver likely to be charged as one child’s arm is amputated

Truck allegedly struck bus carrying 45 Exford Primary School children from behind causing it to rollover in Eynesbury, Victoria on Tuesday

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A truck driver is set to be charged after the vehicle he was driving allegedly crashed into a school bus in Melbourne’s west on Tuesday, seriously injuring nine children, including one who has undergone a complete arm amputation.

Police claim the bus, which was carrying 45 children from Exford Primary School, was struck from behind by the truck at the intersection of Exford Road and Murphys Road in Eynesbury about 3.40pm Tuesday.