Twin boys open up on surviving Melbourne school bus crash

Twin boys have opened up about surviving a school bus crash and how their healing has been helped by strangers.

Exford Primary School students Cadin and Ashton, 11, were on board the bus that flipped in Eynesbury, west of Melbourne, in May this year.

"I was at the back of the bus and I felt it shake, when the bus tipped over I had to climb down all the seats," Ashton recalled.

The bus was travelling along Exford Road attempting to turn right when a truck hit it from behind.

Forty-six students were on board at the time.

"I had a huge bump on my head after I got out, so I had some head trauma and I was afraid getting to sleep I wouldn't wake up," Ashton said.

His twin brother Cadin's arm became trapped under the bus.

"I couldn't see Cadin get off yet, so I was running around the site yelling where is he and it was a hard experience," he said.

Cadin was trapped for 40 minutes and sustained a broken wrist.

"It was just really hard to move my face, open my eyes, move my mouth around," Cadin said.

Since the accident, the boys have attended a recovery camp with six other families impacted by the bus crash thanks to The Kids Foundation.

"We had beach walks and just running around made me feel good about myself. I thought ours was bad but then I see all the people and I just feel so bad for them and what they went through," Cadin explained.

The Kids Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation helping kids recover from trauma and injury right into adulthood.

To donate to help kids like Cadin and Ashton visit here.