MELBOURNE - Opposition leader Jess Wilson was present when the Victorian Liberal campaign bus reversed into the awning of a shopfront in suburban Melbourne, according to a report in The Guardian. The outlet said the incident came on the party's first official day on the campaign trail and that Wilson was seen grimacing as the bus made contact with the structure.
The Guardian described the vehicle as the ‘Jess Express’, a large blue bus carrying Liberal Party members and reporters. The outlet reported that the party's first official day on the campaign trail had hit a snag after the bus backed into the shopfront awning.
The Guardian's summary did not say whether anyone was hurt, how much damage the awning sustained, or how the bus was moved afterward. It also did not give further detail about how the reversing manoeuvre took place or what the party said about the incident.
The report was written by Benita Kolovos, the Victorian state correspondent for The Guardian. This account relies solely on that outlet's report, and no other source has been used to confirm or add to it.