The bus was transporting 35 passengers who had attended a wedding at a winery.
At least 10 people were killed and 25 others were injured after a bus carrying wedding guests rolled over in Australia's wine country late Sunday.A bus driver was arrested and charged on Monday after the vehicle rolled over while transporting wedding guests on a foggy night in Australia's wine country, killing 10 of them, authorities said.just after 11:30 p.m.
While 10 of the passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, the other 25 were transported to hospitals for injuries via ambulances and helicopters, police said. Their conditions were not publicly released. The driver of the bus -- identified as a 58-year-old Australian man from the nearby city of Maitland -- was also taken to a hospital for "mandatory testing and assessment" while in custody, according to police. He was then transported to the New South Wales Police Force's station in Cessnock, about 12 miles south of Greta, where he was charged with multiple counts of dangerous and negligent driving. His license was also suspended, police said.
The driver is currently being held without bail and is scheduled to appear at the Cessnock Local Court on Tuesday, according to police. The incident remains under investigation. Road closures and traffic diversions in the area are expected to be "protracted," police said."For a joyous day like that, in a beautiful place, to end with such terrible loss of life and injury is so cruel and so sad and so unfair," Albanese told a press conference in the Australian capital of Canberra on Monday.
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