Tourist bus slides off road near AkaroaGEORGE HEARD/Stuff.co.nz Thirty-four people were injured - including seven seriously - when a tourist bus crashed near Akaroa on Wednesday. A group of passers-by helped pull tourists from steep bush after a bus crashed down a bank near Christchurch. More than 20 people have been injured – including seven seriously – after a bus and a car crashed on State Highway 75, near Akaroa, about 5pm on Wednesday. GEORGE HEARD/FAIRFAX NZ A bus with 32 passengers crashed down a bank near Akaroa. Mark Kinchley, regional manager of industry body Cruise New Zealand, said the crash involved cruise ship passengers, but did not have any further details.

Source: Stuff February 22, 2017 04:33 UTC