Emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a cement truck and bus causing the bus to crash into two houses in Safety Beach this morning.
It is believed a concreter truck, travelling north on Prescott Avenue, collided with a bus travelling west along Marine Parade about 11am.
The impact of the collision caused the bus to crash through a front fence of a house on Prescott Avenue before clipping its roof.
The bus continued to career through an adjoining boundary fence and crashed into a house on Dromana Parade causing extensive structural damage.
The driver of the bus, a 44-year-old man, was extracted and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
There were up to twelve passengers on the bus, ten of whom were uninjured.
A 17-year-old male passenger was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening- injuries.
Another passenger sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene by paramedics.
The truck driver, a 32-year-old man was uninjured and is assisting police with their enquiries.
There was no one home in either property at the time.
Police will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has dashcam/CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
https://www.police.vic.gov.au/truck-collision-bus-safety-beach
