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12noon: Police Update: Bus crash – Te Anau Mossburn Highway
All 17 passengers on the bus including the driver and tour guide have been removed from the scene.
Three patients have been transported by helicopter to Dunedin Hospital, two with serious injuries, and one with moderate injuries.
Another two patients have been transported to Invercargill Hospital with moderate injuries.
The rest of the passengers all received minor to moderate injuries and were transferred by bus to the Te Anau medical centre.
The westbound lane is currently open, stop-go traffic management is in place.
Police estimate the road will be re-opened in the next three hours.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Team is at the scene as well as the Serious Crash Unit, and Police Photography.
Police and ambulance are responding to a bus crash on the Te Anau Mossburn Highway near The Key.
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There were 17 passengers on the bus included the driver and tour guide. One has received serious injuries.
Multiple people received moderate to minor injuries in the crash. The uninjured passengers are waiting on a bus to transport them to Te Anau.
Three helicopters were called to the incident.
Police ask motorists avoid the area as the highway is closed, and is expected to be for some time.