Forensics team examines tourist bus involved in crash which killed five in Rotorua

September 6, 2019

Two others among the 27 people on board are seriously injured.

Police are conducting a forensic examination of the tourist bus involved in a crash which killed five  people in Rotorua on Wednesday.

The bus is in a secure storage facility while the examination is carried out. It will likely take a few days.

Police are still working with Chinese authorities regarding releasing names of those who died, including one who was a child .

The investigation continues into yesterday’s crash, which happened on State Highway 5 near Rotorua.

Yesterday authorities said three of the 27 tourists on board remain in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

The single-vehicle crash happened after the tour bus failed to take a moderate to easy bend and lost control, rolling off the road on State Highway 5 between Waiohotu and Galaxy roads around 11am on Wednesday. 

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