Car accident site. (Photo by the Daily Mail)
Yesterday afternoon, a tour bus carrying 20 chinese tourists suffered severe car accident in new zealand. Two chinese citizens were seriously injured, including one girl who lost her arms and one who was moderately injured.
According to China`s Consulate General in Christchurch and the Daily Mail, the accident occurred at about 1:45 p.m. yesterday when the tourist bus overturned on a dangerous section of the Glenorchy-Queenstown Road, southwest of Queenstown. The 32-year-old driver has been charged with manslaughter and will appear in court later this month.
One of the 20 chinese tourists in the car lost her arms and another lost a hand, the daily mail said.
"On the 21st, two Chinese citizens who were seriously injured in the circulate a notice car accident accident in Queen`s Town, New Zealand, had successfully completed their initial operations in Christchurch and Dunedin, respectively, and the situation was stable and life-threatening," China`s Consulate General in Christchurch said today. Another moderately injured citizen, citizen, is now being treated and is in good condition. The rest of the minor injuries were properly handled by the local hospital and checked into the hotel. "
It is reported that no other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Local Constable Olaf Jensen told the New Zealand Herald:" This is a heart-rending scene. Some have suffered considerable trauma. "
A queenstown resident was driving to greennoch, witnessing the bloody consequences of car accident. "I turned and the bus flipped. There was glass residue and blood on the spot. The road was a mess, and I thought,`The people here are badly wounded`. You can tell by the look on their faces that something terrible had happened. "
Another local told Journalist that they thought the bus had overturned near a sharp turn. "There`s been a lot of car accident at this bend over the years."
In addition to yesterday`s tour bus accident, at least nine cars have occurred on the same road in the past 20 years.
Terry O`Connell, of Queenstown, called the accident "quite serious," but it could have been worse. "He said there was a sharp turn on the road, but there were clear signs.
The tour bus is understood to be operated by the Chinese travel agency Awing Travel NZ Limited, but the tour group on board is from another travel agency.
Ai win travel company speaker said earlier that the bus driver told two women "injured their arms" and were undergoing surgery in hospital.
The company isn`t aware of the cause, but speaker said there was no "speeding or dangerous driving ". Several witnesses at the scene said the bus and luggage trailer rolled on one side, blocking the two-way road.
At one point, police blocked the road, which was closed to traffic and reopened Tuesday night.
