<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>335749</docID> <postdate>2024-12-21 19:12:23</postdate> <headline>Driver killed, passengers injured in highway bus crash</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-335750" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Greyhound_Australia_-_MCA_14.5m-GM_Series_60_00-resized-resized-e1734768698624.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>A bus driver has died and several passengers have been injured in a collision with a truck.</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By<strong> Samantha Lock</strong> and <strong>Neve Brissenden</strong></span></p> <p><strong>A bus driver has died and multiple passengers are being treated for injuries after a collision with a truck in the NSW Riverina region.</strong></p> <p>Emergency services were called to the Hume Highway at Kyeamba, about 50km south of Wagga Wagga, just after 3.30am on Saturday following reports of a crash.</p> <p>Officers attached to Riverina and Murray River police districts arrived to find a bus and a truck, both travelling north, had collided.</p> <p>Paramedics treated the male driver of the bus, but he died at the scene.</p> <p>Thirteen passengers were treated for a range of injuries, none of which were life-threatening.</p> <p>The truck driver was not injured and was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital for mandatory testing.</p> <p>Greyhound Australia later confirmed one of its drivers travelling from Melbourne to Sydney on service GX322 had died in the crash.</p> <p>"This is a tragic incident, and our deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends," company spokesman Michael Leard said in a statement on Saturday.</p> <p>He said the company was working with authorities to assist with the investigation.</p> <p>"Assistance is also being provided to the entire Greyhound Australia team, who have been greatly impacted by this devastating event," Mr Leard added.</p> <p>NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen urged anyone taking to the roads over the Christmas period to drive with caution.</p> <p>"Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of the driver of a bus crash outside of Wagga overnight," she told reporters in Sydney on Saturday.</p> <p>"It is a unfortunate reminder of the dangers on our roads, particularly this time of the year.</p> <p>"Our thoughts are also with the 13 passengers that sustained injuries."</p> <p>Police are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers.</p> <p>All northbound lanes of the Hume Highway are closed and motorists are urged to avoid the area.</p> </body>