By Peter Vincent For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 03:27 EDT, 16 September 2022 | Updated: 03:59 EDT, 16 September 2022

Dramatic video shows the moment a packed school bus hurtles through the barrier of a busy New Zealand motorway during rush hour, then teeters precariously over the edge.

The video of the Coachways school bus crashing on a bridge known as Auckland's 'spaghetti junction' was captured on a traffic camera on Friday morning.

The bus, which was full of schoolgirls from Ponsonby's St Mary's College, comes to a stop teetering over the edge of the Newton Road overpass.

Dramatic video showed the moment a packed school bus hurtles through the barrier of a busy motorway during rush hour, then hangs precariously over the edge

The video of the Coachways school bus crashing on a bridge known as Auckland's spaghetti junction was captured on a traffic camera on Friday morning

The accident happened during peak hour traffic in Auckland as students were on their way to school and thousands of commuters drove into the city for work. 

Auckland's St John's Ambulance Service confirmed one injured passenger was taken to hospital.

Another 24 occupants of the bus, all believed to be female students, were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

A parent at the scene told Newshub 'the girls are all fine' 

A witness, Holly Gillan, told stuff.co.nz, the noise of the crash sounded like an 'explosion'. 

'It looks like the driver lost control and hit the railing,' she said.

The bridge was closed in both directions on Friday after the crash.

Firefighters had to cut part of the bridge away to free to bus.

The bus, which was full of students from Ponsonby's St Mary's College, comes to a stop teetering over the edge of the Newton Road overpass

Hooks and an inflation device were placed on the bus to bring it back safely onto the road.

NZ Police said no charges has been laid over the crash but investigation are ongoing.

Miraculously a staff member from St Mary's College was in a car directly behind the bus and stopped to help out.

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