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Two seriously injured in Yarra Ranges bus crash

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Two seriously injured in Yarra Ranges bus crash. (2026, September 24). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/emergency-services-respond-yarra-ranges-bus-crash/107192344

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Quick Summary

A bus crash near Glenburn in Victoria's Yarra Ranges left two passengers in serious condition and several others hospitalized. The incident occurred shortly before 3pm on Thursday when the bus, operated by charter company Mee's, hit a barrier and collided with other vehicles. Emergency services treated 21 patients at the scene; two teens and an adult were airlifted or taken to hospitals while others received minor injuries. The Melba Highway remains closed between Castella and Yea due to the crash.

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

AI analysis

Story summary

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.

Written for “Bus Crash Near Healesville” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

Air Ambulance Victoria Ambulance Victoria Glenburn Melbourne Victoria

Subjects

Melbourne GPE · 2× ABC ORG · 1× Advanced Life Support ORG · 1× Air Ambulance Victoria ORG · 1× Ambulance Victoria ORG · 1× Castella GPE · 1× Glenburn GPE · 1× Mansfield GPE · 1× Mee's ORG · 1× Victoria GPE · 1×

Narrative

Specialist crews including an Air Ambulance Victoria helicopter and Advanced Life Support units assisted with the response. Emergency services personnel remained at the scene at about 4:30pm on Thursday afternoon. Charter company Mee's confirmed the bus involved left Mansfield at about 1pm bound for Melbourne as part of a public transport service.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24

2026-09-24 · ABC News (AU)

Two seriously injured in Yarra Ranges bus crash · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

Two passengers on a bus that crashed in Victoria's Yarra Ranges are in a serious condition, while several others have been hospitalised. asserted

others → crash → condition

Emergency services were called to the incident near Glenburn, north-east of Melbourne, shortly before 3pm. An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said paramedics assessed 21 patients at the scene. asserted

paramedics → call → scene

A teenage boy was flown to The Alfred in a serious condition with upper body injuries, while a man in his 50s in a serious condition was taken by ambulance to Box Hill Hospital. asserted

man → fly → Hospital

A teenage girl and another teenage boy were also taken to hospital in a stable condition. asserted

girl → take → condition

Authorities say 16 other patients did not require emergency treatment or transport. asserted

patients → say → treatment

bus → include → service

The ABC understands the bus driver was an experienced, long-term driver for the company, and was not seriously injured in the crash. asserted

driver → understand → crash

Vision from the scene suggests the bus crashed through a road barrier on the side of the road it had been travelling along. uncertain

it → suggest → road

At least two other vehicles appear to have been badly damaged. asserted

vehicles → appear → ?

The Melba Highway has been closed to traffic between Castella and Yea following the collision. asserted

Highway → close → collision

Motorists are advised to detour through Kinglake and Flowerdale via Healesville-Kinglake, Whittlesea-Kinglake, and Whittlesea-Yea Roads. asserted

Motorists → advise → Kinglake