Victorian School Remains Open After Crash
A college in regional Victoria will remain open in the wake of a serious bus crash involving 27 of its students to support others left traumatised by the ordeal.
Ballarat’s Loreto College will keep its doors open on Thursday despite the day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, so students, families and carers can come in to access counselling, principal Michelle Brodrick confirmed.
The college was plunged into shock after a school bus carrying 27 pupils in years nine to 11 crashed down an embankment after it was hit from behind by a truck in the early hours of Wednesday.
Police called their escape from the vehicle, on what was meant to be an excursion, “miraculous”….