A 70-year-old Female has died after fire tore through a Kambah home last night.

At approximately 7.40pm ACT Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a house fire on McTaggart Crescent.

Almost 60 school children escaped serious injury after a serious crash involving a car and school bus north of Canberra this afternoon.

At around 4.10pm ACT and NSW emergency services responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and car on Macs Reef Road.

Power has been cut to over 1700 customers after a car collided with a power pole in Weetangera this afternoon.

At approximately 3.30pm ACT Emergency Services were called to a motor vehicle crash on Springvale Drive.

Police are investigating a collision that occurred this afternoon between a car and light rail vehicle in Downer.

At approximately 1.40pm ACT Emergency Services and Canberra Metro response crews responded to reports of a light rail incident at the intersection of Northbourne avenue and The Barton Highway.

A 23-year-old Evatt man will face court following a robbery at a business in Evatt on Friday.

At about 1.15pm police allege the man, demanded cash from a staff member while armed with a knife before he jumped the counter and opened the till fleeing on foot with a sum of cash.