TWO people have been taken to hospital and another 16 are being assessed by paramedics after the Kuranda Scenic Train collided with a bus on Draper St just after 4pm.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman has confirmed a 38-year-old man has suffered a fractured arm and another person has a head laceration.

The bus passengers are all believed to be staff members of the Endeavour Foundation.

The train is believed to have hit the rear of the bus and the back windows shattered.

Tracy Bellero, who was a passenger on the bus, described the horrific scene.

“I feel sick, like I want to throw up,” she said.

“It was a big bang, it was horrible.”

media_camera Emergency services are treating multiple people at the scene in Portsmith. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

Paramedics have set up a makeshift triage area on the grass area beside the tracks.

The railway crossing is blocked and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

Parts of Draper St have been closed and traffic diversions are in place.