Shoalhaven News

6 Recovering After Being Injured Bus and Truck Crash
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 00:05

pollice logo Police are continuing to interview witnesses to yesterday's crash in Ulladulla , where a driverless out of control truck ploughed into the side of a bus.

The truck rolled out of a driveway near Alan May Holden and sideswiped the Premier Motor Service coach which was on its way up the coast from Eden and parked at the side of the Princes Highway

There were 52 people  on the bus with 6 suffering  minor injuries and 4 taken to Milton Hospital for treatment

Police were forced to divert traffic into side streets while paramedics treated the injured and salvage crews cleared away the damaged coach and truck.

Earlier there was a crash  involving two vehicles on Woodburn Rd south west of Milton

A 53 year old man  was trapped by the lower legs and had to be cut from the wreckage before being flown to hospital in the ambulance rescue helicopter.
A second person suffered minor injuries and was taken by road ambulance to  Milton hospital.

 

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