The bus, operated by Ballarat Coachlines, was travelling from Mildura to Ballarat carrying a group of bowls players who had been at an annual three-day tournament. The Ballarat district bowls division chair, Sandra Chapman, said the woman killed in the crash was a popular and hard-working member of the bowls community. The Ballarat district bowls division said the driver of the bus is the vice chairman of the club. He’s one of our club members and he’s really well respected,” John Holt, BDBD secretary said. “We’re very fortunate seatbelts have been put into buses otherwise could have been a lot more tragic.”Major crash police remained on scene overnight.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2017 21:53 UTC