A man has been charged over a bus crash earlier this month that killed five tourists.
On September 4, five people - including a child - died in a bus accident on State Highway 5 near Rotorua. Twenty-seven people had been on board when the vehicle crashed while travelling south in poor conditions.
There were high winds, rain, fog and the road was slippery when the bus failed to take a "moderate to easy" bend and flipped onto the driver's side. The driver was not seriously injured.
A 38-year-old has now been charged with careless use of a motor vehicle causing the deaths. An investigation remains ongoing and police won't rule out more charges being laid.
The man - a Chinese national - will appear in the Auckland District Court on Friday.
A Givealittle page, set up by the Rotorua Chinese Community, has raised more than $3000 for the families of those killed as well as those injured in the accident.
Newshub.
