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 .
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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