Английская Википедия:Hunter Valley bus crash
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox public transit accident On the night of 11 June 2023 a bus overturned at Greta in Australia's Hunter Valley region. The bus was transferring guests from a wedding at Lovedale to Singleton. Ten people were killed and another twenty-five were taken to hospital. The bus driver has been charged with dangerous and negligent driving occasioning death. It was the worst Australian road crash since 1994 when twelve people were killed when a bus overturned near Boondall, Queensland.[1] [2]
Crash
At 11:30 p.m. AEST on 11 June 2023, a 2009 Volvo B7R bus operated by Linq Buslines overturned while negotiating a grade separated roundabout at the M15 / Wine Country Drive interchange near Greta. The bus was taking guests from a wedding at a winery in Lovedale to a Singleton hotel.[3]
Ten passengers were killed and a further twenty-five were taken to a hospital. The injured were treated at John Hunter Hospital, Maitland Hospital and Calvary Mater in Newcastle, and one was airlifted to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.[4]
Aftermath
The 58-year-old bus driver was arrested and taken to Cessnock police station. A drug and alcohol test produced a negative result.[4] On 12 June he was charged with ten counts of dangerous driving occasioning death and one count of negligent driving occasioning death.[5] He was released on bail of $10,000 to appear at Newcastle local court on 9 August 2023.[6]
The bride and groom were members of the Singleton Roosters Australian football club.[7] The groom was previously a member of Warrandyte Cricket Club, as were nine of the injured guests.[4]
On 16 June 2023, the NSW Office of Transport Safety Investigations announced an investigation into the crash.[8]
Other notable bus accidents in Australia
- Grafton bus crash – 20 October 1989 – 21 killed. A tourist coach and a truck collided head-on
- Kempsey bus crash – 22 December 1989 – 35 killed. Two fully-loaded buses collided head-on in the worst road crash in Australia.
See also
References
- ↑ What we know about the fatal Hunter Valley wedding bus crash, ABC News, 12 June 2023
- ↑ Wide Bay Tours Bus Crash, Monument Australia, 15 June 2023
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