A 16-year-old girl sustained moderate injuries when a school bus and truck collided south of Palmerston this afternoon. An aerial view of the crash scene. Photo: SuppliedPolice said in a statement the bus and truck collided outside the marae on Goodwood Rd near State Highway 1. A spokesman for East Otago High School said it was a school bus for its pupils and another bus was sent to pick up stranded pupils. A witness earlier told the Otago Daily Times the Ritchies school bus crashed near Flagswamp School.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 22, 2017 03:53 UTC