16 Sep 2020

Bus driver dead, two in hospital after crash with train

From Checkpoint, 5:27 pm on 16 September 2020

A bus driver has died and two people remain in hospital after a bus crashed into a train this morning outside of Palmerston North.

The collision which occurred two kilometres south of Bunnythorpe, was taking students to high school.

KiwiRail says the train driver was sounding their horn when the crash happened.

Harry Lock and camera operator Dom Thomas report.