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Emergency as tour bus is involved in multi-vehicle crash: Fears of mass injuries and fatality

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Nickel, A. (2026, September 24). Emergency as tour bus is involved in multi-vehicle crash: Fears of mass injuries and fatality. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16156425/bus-crash-Glenburn-Melba-highway.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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At around 2:40 pm on Thursday, an emergency response was initiated after a tour bus crash involving multiple vehicles on the Melba Highway near Glenburn in the Yarra Ranges. At least 18 people required medical attention, and there are unconfirmed reports of one fatality. The bus is shown in photos to be partially off an embankment. Emergency services including mobile intensive care units attended the scene as the highway was closed between Yea and Healesville-Kinglake Rd, Castella.

Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Thursday around 2:40 pm, a tour bus crashed on the Melba Highway near Glenburn, Victoria, causing it to run off the road and down an embankment. The incident involved multiple vehicles, though the exact number is unknown. At least 18 people were initially reported injured, with Ambulance Victoria confirming at least this many patients being treated by paramedics. Two passengers sustained serious injuries: a teenage boy airlifted to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and a man in his 50s taken by ambulance to Box Hill Hospital. Mee's Charter company confirmed the bus was en route from Mansfield to Melbourne when the accident occurred, with emergency services closing the highway between Yea and Healesville-Kinglake Rd for several hours.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Paramedics are assisting at least 18 patients following a horror bus crash in the Yarra Ranges. Emergency services were called to the Melba Highway at Glenburn about 2.40pm on Thursday following reports of a collision involving a bus. Unconfirmed reports suggest at least one person died in the crash. uncertain

person → see → crash

It is not known how many vehicles were involved or how many people were aboard the bus. asserted

people → know → bus

However, Ambulance Victoria confirmed at least 18 patients were being treated. asserted

patients → confirm → ?

Photos on social media showed the bus halfway down an embankment on the side of the highway. asserted

Photos → show → highway

Further updates will be provided as information becomes available,' Ambulance Victoria said in a statement. asserted

Victoria → provide → statement

The Melba Highway was closed between Yea and Healesville-Kinglake Rd, Castella. asserted

Highway → close → Yea

Emergency as tour bus is involved in multi-vehicle crash: Fears of mass injuries and fatality

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