Injuries as Bus with Cruise Ship Passengers Crashes in New Zealand

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Wellington, Jumada I 26, 1438, February 23, 2017, SPA -- Several people were injured after a bus carrying tourists collided with a car and crashed down a bank near Akaroa in New Zealand, dpa reported. Police say two people have serious injuries while more than 20 other people suffered moderate to minor injuries in the accident, which happened on the Banks Peninsula in the South Island on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Sergeant Vaughn Lapslie said the bus was carrying 32 people, most of them tourists from a cruise ship anchored in Akaroa Harbour, police said, "We do not have details on the nationalities of those who were on the bus," he added. Cruise ship Celebrity Solstice, which carries up to 2,850 passengers and 1,250 crew members, was scheduled to dock in Akaroa Harbour on Wednesday. -- SPA 04:05 LOCAL TIME 01:05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w338607

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