The driver of a bus and trailer that crashed with 23 Chinese tourists on board near Queenstown in January has been refused a discharge without conviction. Fang admitted charges of careless driving causing injury to Leyao Dong, Qin He, Jun Yang and Yixin Cai, on January 21 at Wilson Bay on the Glenorchy-Queenstown road. The bus and trailer, operated by Awing Travel NZ Ltd, tipped on to its side and skidded along the road for about 40 metres after Fang lost control on a downhill bend about 7km southwest of the resort. Emergency services at the scene of a serious crash on the Queenstown-Glenorchy Rd, near Queenstown. Photo: Tracey RoxburghOf the four passengers flown to hospital from the crash site, a 10-year-old girl lost both hands, and a woman lost an arm.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 02, 2020 03:56 UTC