At least ten people have been killed and 11 injured when the bus in which they were traveling overturned in the town of Greta, about 180 kilometers north of the Australian city of Sydney, police sources reported Monday.
The New South Wales Region Police explained this Sunday in a statement that the accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. GMT) at a roundabout in Greta, located in a tourist area Hunter Valley Winery.
As a result of this accident, an unknown number of people were airlifted to a Sydney hospital, while other injured were taken to nearby hospitals. Another 18 passengers escaped unharmed from this accident, the police statement added.
The bus driver, a 58-year-old man, He was taken to the hospital for mandatory breathalyzer tests.while the place of the accident has been declared a crime scene to investigate its causes.
According to the Australian Nine television network, the bus was carrying guests who had attended a wedding in a vineyard near Greta.