At least ten dead and eleven injured after a bus overturned in Australia

At least ten people have died and eleven were injured when the bus in which they were traveling overturned in the town of Gretaabout 180 kilometers north of the city of sydneyPolice sources reported this Monday.

The regional police New south Wales explained today in a statement that the event occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday (1:30 p.m. GMT) at a roundabout in Greta, located in a tourist wine-growing area in Hunter Valley.

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As a result of this accident, an unknown number of people were transferred by helicopter to a hospital in sydneywhile other injured were taken to nearby hospitals.

Another 18 passengers escaped unharmed from this accident, the police statement added.

The bus driver, a 58-year-old man, was taken to hospital for mandatory breathalyzer tests, while the crash site has been declared a crime scene to investigate its causes.

According to the Australian television network ninethe bus was carrying guests who had attended a wedding at a vineyard near Greta.

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Source: Elcomercio

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