Several suffer minor injuries in bus crash involving a truck near Gnowangerup

Several passengers on a bus have received minor injuries after a crash with a truck in the Great Southern, 130km northeast of Albany on Sunday. Emergency services rushed to a crash on Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road, Mindarbin about 1.20pm. It is understood there were about 30 people onboard the bus at the time. A police spokesperson said medical assessment of passengers was ongoing with several bus passengers receiving minor injuries. A St John WA spokesperson confirmed there had been no reports of serious injuries with four crews were at the scene and two community paramedics supporting. Officers from Jerramungup, Gnowangerup, Tambellup, Katanning and Albany attended along with Great Southern traffic police. Department of Fire and Emergency Services confirmed crews from Albany Fire and Rescue Service along with volunteer firefighters from Lake Grace and Jerramungup were initially deployed to the scene. Gnowangerup State Emergency Service personnel were also called to assist. However DFES later confirmed two crews from Jerramungup Volunteer Fire and Emergency Service and Gnowangerup SES attended.