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School at the center of horror bus smash issues an urgent warning to Good Samaritans
- Loreto College, Ballarat have warned of an ‘unapproved’ fundraiser in their name
- The school community was rocked by a horrific bus accident involving 27 students
- School bus slid off an embankment after being hit by a truck in Victoria
- Eight staff members and students remain on board after the crash in hospital
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A school rocked by a horror bus accident has warned community members not to donate to ‘unapproved’ fundraising pages that claim to raise money for victims and their families.
About 27 schoolgirls, a bus driver and four adult teaching staff were all taken to hospital on Wednesday when a lorry collided with their bus in north-west Melbourne.
Their school, Loreto College, Ballarat, took to social media on Friday to warn residents that a GoFundMe page had used their school logo without permission.
Loreto College has been notified that a Go Fund Me page has been set up featuring the College logo. Loreto College has NOT APPROVED Go Fund Me accounts and cautions against these sites,” the school said in a statement.
The campaign is no longer on the website. A GoFundMe spokeswoman confirmed it had been removed.
“Our Trust & Safety team is currently working with the organizer and is continuing to follow up with support,” the spokeswoman said.
Loreto College took to social media to warn donors that a fundraising page with their name and logo had not been approved by the school (pictured)
A devastating collision between a school bus with 27 students on board and a truck that left two seriously injured and rushed to hospital (photo, bus wrecked at the bottom of a highway embankment with students’ luggage strewn on it)
“It’s not uncommon for a resident or community member to start a fundraiser on behalf of another individual or family. All donations raised by (the fundraiser) are kept safe while our Trust & Safety team ensures that the money is transferred directly to the families.”
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, parents put their daughters on a bus bound for Melbourne airport for a school field trip to NASA’s “space camp.”
Less than an hour later, parents learned that their children had been run off the highway by a B double truck and rescue teams pulled them from the wreckage.
Victoria Police Inspector Roger Schranz said emergency services were clearing a separate truck accident from the highway when the truck and bus collided.
The truck and the school bus collided around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, causing the bus to roll 50 meters down a hill, seriously injuring the truck driver and a teenage student (pictured, the front of the truck after the crash)
Eight of the 31 students and teachers are still in hospital after the accident.
The school thanked the Ballarat community for the support they received after the accident on Thursday.
“While our thoughts and prayers remain with all those involved in the traumatic events that have occurred, we would like to thank the many members of the Loreto community and the Ballarat community and beyond who have offered their support,” the school said. wrote.
“The College and our students, staff and families are overwhelmed and encouraged by your kind words and supportive actions.”