Victorian community mourns death of girl in school bus crash

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Tributes are flowing for twelve-year-old Milla Killeen the year seven student killed in a bus crash west of Geelong in Victoria. More than twenty students were sent to hospital following the crash which has shaken a tight knit community.

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00:00Wearing a school shirt that she designed,

00:05Mila Killeen is being remembered by her family as a beautiful soul with the whole world in front of her.

00:10She had the patience of a saint, they said in a statement,

00:13and was so kind and protective of those she loved.

00:16The 12-year-old was from Teesdale, a town around 30 kilometres from Geelong.

00:20Her life cut tragically short after the bus she was on rolled on the way to school.

00:25For those kids that are on that bus and even the children and the friends of those friends,

00:29it's just unimaginable what they've gone through.

00:33Her fellow students at Christian College Geelong paying tribute to her this morning.

00:37In a statement her school said she will be remembered for her vibrancy and infectious personality.

00:43Mila was also a talented basketballer.

00:45Her local club said she had a special way of lighting up every room she walked into.

00:50The news of the accident yesterday was profoundly sad and devastating for the whole community.

00:55And everywhere I go, people are impacted by the event and the passing of Mila Killeen.

01:00For the more than 2,200 residents of Teesdale, this is the second road tragedy to claim a young life this year.

01:07In March, Caleb Wesley was on his way to catch the school bus when he was hit by a driver and killed.

01:13When this thing happened, it just feels like your heart is just torn apart.

01:19A local pastor, Mr Wesley, says he'll contact the Killeen family to offer support.

01:24Perhaps maybe I can be of some help, you know, in just sitting with them.

01:30Two of the surviving students remain in the Royal Children's Hospital in a stable condition.

01:34Seven others were on track to be discharged from hospital today.

01:39Four of the

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