The bus driver charged over a fatal crash in Rotorua in which five Chinese tourists died has appeared in court
The bus driver charged over a fatal crash in Rotorua in which five Chinese tourists died has appeared in court
4 October 2019
He was remanded without a plea on a charge of careless use of a motor vehicle, and granted continued name suppression.
Four adults and a young child died in the bus crash near Rotorua on September the 4th.
The bus was carrying 27 people when it rolled on State Highway 5 at Ngatira.
Police say the bus was travelling south towards Rotorua and failed to take a moderate bend.
They say as a result it went to the wrong side of the road, corrected and subsequently flipped.
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