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.

One person has been transported to hospital after multiple vehicles were involved in collisions in Franklin this afternoon.

Just after 2pm ACT Emergency services responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Flemington Road and Nullarbor Avenue and nearby on Christina Stead Street.