Several injured in New Zealand tourist bus crash
A dozen people have been injured in a tourist bus crash in New Zealand.
The accident happened on the Athol Five Rivers Highway at Lowther, Southland, with black ice and fog a factor in the crash.
Police said the tour bus was carrying a Chinese tour group between Queenstown and Milford Sound.
Twelve were treated for injuries at the scene with four transferred to hospital.
One is in a serious condition at Invercargill Hospital
The bus flipped on its side and caused a lengthy closure of the southbound lane.
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