Students trapped after school bus rolls

A school bus collided with a car near Nelson this morning. File photo / NZ Herald

Two students were trapped in their school bus after it collided with a car and rolled near Nelson this morning.

Police said the crash happened just after 8am on Barton Lane in Wakefield.

Senior sergeant Murray Hurst said students had to be extracted from the bus by emergency services after it rolled.

St John's ambulance spokesman Ian Henderson said the two students and the bus driver received minor injuries.

A woman who was driving the car involved in the accident had moderate injuries, he said.

All four people involved in the crash had been taken to Nelson Hospital.

Police said emergency services from Wakefield and Nelson were still on the scene.

The bus was still blocking Barton Lane and traffic was being dirverted.

- Herald Online