ADELAIDE, Australia — A train and a school bus collided Thursday in southern Australia, killing six people, a wire service reported.
The six dead were believed to be on the school bus; none aboard the train were injured, Nine Network television said. The accident happened in the city of Adelaide.
A police spokesman would not confirm the number of people dead but said eight people had been taken to hospital for treatment.
Metropolitan Fire Service spokesman Bill Dwyer confirmed several people had died.
“There’s a number of fatalities, unfortunately, (but) we’re not able to give you those details at this stage,” Mr. Dwyer told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
A hospital spokeswoman said 13 people were being treated for injuries sustained in the collision, including four who were seriously hurt. More were expected to hospitalized, she said.
The bus, believed to be carrying students from Salisbury High School in northern Adelaide, collided with the interstate Ghan train at a rail crossing, police said.
The Ghan travels from Adelaide to the central Australian city of Alice Springs.
Great Southern Railway, the train’s operator, said details of the collision were scarce. A spokesman told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio that none of the passengers were seriously hurt.