One guest said it had been a nice day and a fairytale wedding. Then tragedy struck.
CANBERRA, Australia — The driver of a bus was charged Monday after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25 in the nation’s most deadly road accident in almost 30 years, police said.
Sunday’s crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. in foggy conditions at a roundabout on Wine Country Drive in the town of Greta in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales state north of Sydney. Police had said 18 passengers escaped injury. But they later said there were only 36 people on the bus: the 10 dead, the 25 injured and the driver. The 18 were the least seriously injured among the passengers taken to hospitals.
Linq Buslines, which provides school bus and event charters, owned the bus involved in the crash, media reported. Its website says all its buses are equipped with seatbelts.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
10 killed in Australia after wedding bus rolls, police and media reports sayTen people were killed in Australia when a bus carrying a group of about 40 returning wedding guests rolled overnight in the heart of wine country.
Read more »
10 killed in Australia after wedding bus rolls, according to police and media reportsTen people were killed in Australia when a bus carrying a group of more than 50 returning wedding guests rolled overnight in the heart of wine country, according to police and media reports.
Read more »
10 killed in Australia after wedding bus rolls, according to police and media reportsTen people were killed in Australia when a bus carrying a group of more than 50 returning wedding guests rolled overnight in the heart of wine country, according to police and media reports. Police said 25 more people were injured in the accident and were taken to area hospitals by helicopter and by road. A further 18 passengers were uninjured. police say the driver of the bus, a 58-year-old man, has been arrested and will be charged. Police will not detail the allegations. the accident happened just after 11:30 p.m. in the town of Greta, in the heart of the Hunter Valley wine region.
Read more »
Driver charged after bus transporting wedding guests rolls over in Australia, killing 10Bus driver arrested and charged after vehicle rolled over while transporting wedding guests on a foggy night in Australia's wine country, killing 10 of them, authorities say.
Read more »
Bus carrying wedding guests rolls over in Australia's wine country, killing 10 and injuring dozensThe driver of a bus has been charged after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over in Australia's wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25 in the nation's deadliest road accident in almost 30 years.
Read more »
Driver charged after bus carrying wedding guests in Australia rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25The driver of a bus has been charged after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia's wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25 in the nation's most deadly road accident in almost 30 years.
Read more »