Head-on crash kills car driver on Phillip Island, injures four
One person died at the scene after a car crossed lanes and struck a bus with 25 aboard on Back Beach Road.
A car crossed onto the wrong side of Back Beach Road in Ventnor just after 9pm and collided head-on with a bus travelling eastbound. The car's sole occupant died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.
The bus had 25 people on board, including its driver. Four people on the bus were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Both vehicles became engulfed in flames after the impact.
- 25 people
- Bus occupants
- 4 with minor injuries
- Bus passengers hospitalised
- Just after 9pm
- Time of crash
Why it mattersThe crash highlights the risk of head-on collisions on regional roads and the danger to larger vehicles and their passengers.
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