16 Sep 2020

Bus driver dies after collission with train in Manawatu

From Midday Report, 12:10 pm on 16 September 2020

The bus driver involved in a crash with a train near Palmerston North this morning has died at the scene.

Forty one people were on board the bus when it collided with a train.

Forty one people were on board the bus when it collided with a train. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas

The collision in Bunnythorpe involved 40 passengers, six of whom were taken to hospital.

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui spoke with RNZ reporter, Harry Lock, from the scene.