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LIZ BROOKER
A helicopter moves away from the scene of the bus accident that injured several people on the way to Turoa skifield.
A horror explosion that threw the Ruapehū skiers off their bus has now claimed a life.
The Serious Crash Unit investigates the incident, with CIB and the commercial vehicle safety team. Tūroa skifield will be closed on Sunday.
Reports indicated that the dead passenger was a child. The police demanded that witnesses of the accident arise
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The bus that was traveling on Ross Copland Road, General Manager of Ruapehū Alpine Lifts, stated that the bus had overturned at the 9-kilometer mark on Ōhakune Mountain Rd, which extends for 17 km until Tūroa. The accident occurred just after 2:30 pm on Saturday
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The bus had 31 people on board – and about 20 were injured, at least four of them with moderate or severe injuries.
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Twenty people, including children, were treated for injuries. Three were flown to Waikato Hospital.
A 31-year-old woman was in critical condition. A 20-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were stable
The road was closed for four hours while emergency services helped the injured and cleaned the debris.
There were about 1500 people skiing and snowboarding on Tūroa on Saturday, and it is thought that 1000 of them were stranded at the top of the mountain until shortly before 8 pm
A lot of those who were crammed into the Tūroa Base Cafe of the ski area.
Zac Williamson, who had spent The day of the mountain, said the top car park was filled with at least 500 people waiting around.
Early reports of the scene indicated that people were thrown off the bus.
At least four helicopters, seven fire crews and several ambulances attended the incident.
Auckland woman Michelle Bruton commented on Facebook that her daughter was in the bus
"Thank you all for those kind words, my daughter, her father (my ex) and her brother-in-law were On this bus, his daughter and father were flown to the Waikato Hospital, headed for Auckland x. "
On Saturday evening, the weather turned and two helicopters were stuck at Waiōuru, St John's staff unable to return home.
A spokeswoman for St John confirmed that there would be no other updates on the accident until Sunday.
* An incorrect file photo was originally used for this story. Stuff excuses for any distress caused by this.
– Stuff
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