{"id":18360,"date":"2017-08-09T04:20:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T04:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2024-02-02T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T05:38:14","slug":"lucky-escape-for-school-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/lucky-escape-for-school-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky escape for school kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jessica Howard\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Children and staff at St Brigid\u2019s Primary School were lucky to emerge unharmed on Tuesday when a vehicle ploughed through a fence and into a brick building.<\/p>\n

An 82-year-old female was travelling east bound on Inglis Street in Ballan when she lost control of the vehicle at 2:34pm, crashing into a classroom where up to 40 students were located.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for St Brigid\u2019s Primary School said the students, and one teacher, were evacuated from the building unharmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the children are fine, however the building is a bit worse for wear,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The driver of the vehicle was transported to the Ballarat Base Hospital by ambulance with minor injuries.<\/p>\n

Ballan Officer in Charge, Sergeant Michael Kearnes said it is believed the woman approached the Inglis and Stead Street round-about, and a suspected blown tyre resulted in her losing control of the vehicle and swerving off the road.<\/p>\n

The building, which suffered severe structural damage, has been deemed unsafe by police. Temporary fencing has been placed around the structure<\/p>\n

Sergeant Kearnes said it was fortunate no one was seriously harmed in the incident.<\/p>\n

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