Emergency services are on scene after a fatal bus crush, in southern New South Wales. A man died and 10 people were injured when the bus collided with another vehicle on the Hume highway
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00:00What we know so far is that this bus was travelling from Melbourne and on its way to Canberra.
00:07It had around 40 passengers on it when it was travelling on the Hume Highway just around
00:123am.
00:13Emergency services were called shortly after to the Hume Highway at Kayemba which is around
00:1950km south of Wagga Wagga following reports of a crash.
00:24School officers arrived at the scene to see that the bus and a heavy vehicle had collided.
00:31Now NSW Ambulance Paramedics arrived on the scene as well and attended to the driver of
00:37the bus but unfortunately he died at the scene.
00:40It's believed he was 32 years of age.
00:43Now crash investigators have been on the scene since early this morning trying to prepare
00:47a report for the coroner.
00:49NSW Police have told us that an investigation is underway to see what was the cause of this
00:56fatal crash.
00:57But what they do know is that both vehicles were travelling north in the same lane.
01:04Early indications are both the semi-trailer and the bus were travelling in the same lane
01:11and it appears from early indications the bus has collided with the rear of the semi-trailer
01:19as it went up a steep incline here at Kayemba Gap.
01:24Rachel what's happened to the people who were on board?
01:29Well the Murrumbidgee Health District told ABC that 10 passengers have been transported
01:34to Wagga Hospital for their injuries.
01:37Another 29 have been transported to Wagga Hospital as well for assessment and three
01:42which is believed to be the most severe have been transported to Albury Hospital.
01:47Now one man it's believed he has a broken leg but most of the injuries are pretty not
01:55as severe which is a good thing police are saying.
01:58Police told us that this could have been a mass casualty event and you know it's a horrific
02:05thing even one death is already too much so an investigation is underway so we'll find
02:13more soon.