At least seven college students have been significantly injured after a truck and a college bus collided in Australia.

One of the scholars required an entire amputation after the crash, which was about 30 miles west of central Melbourne.

The truck hit the again of the bus, which was carrying 45 kids again to their main college after an athletics occasion.

The bus overturned, leaving a lot of kids trapped inside.

Firefighters needed to enter the bus by the skylight on the roof, earlier than utilizing the smashed windscreen as the primary emergency exit.

Eighteen kids had been initially taken to hospital after the crash, with seven of them nonetheless being handled on Wednesday.

Many of them at the moment are dealing with a protracted restoration with life-changing accidents.

Bernadette McDonald, chief government of the Royal Children's Hospital, stated that one little one had an entire amputation whereas others had partial amputations of their arms after being crushed.

She stated: "The kids have suffered a number of and traumatic accidents, together with partial and full amputations of arms, a number of crushed limb accidents, extreme lacerations to go and physique, glass shard accidents.

"And three patients are currently receiving spinal support and being monitored carefully in terms of spinal injuries."

She praised the medical doctors, nurses and surgeons who had handled the youngsters, saying: "I could not get people to go home last night - they were wanting to stay and help in any way possible."

The bus driver, 52, was taken to hospital with accidents that weren't life-threatening.

The 49-year-old truck driver has been charged with 4 counts of harmful driving inflicting severe harm, Victoria Police stated.

He will seem in courtroom in Melbourne on Wednesday.