At approximately 8.45 pm on 1 June 1952, an electric train collided into a bus carrying more than 30 passengers at a level crossing in Boronia, Victoria. Nine people were killed.
Boronia Bus and Train Collision
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Information sources
The Advocate, 'Train smashes into the bus: thirteen killed, 20 hurt', 2 June 1952, website viewed 8 June 2021
The Argus, '13 die at level crossing, train slices church bus in half', 2 June 1952, website viewed 8 June 2021