Bus carrying 26 passengers slides off road near Aoraki Mount Cook
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Save Aoraki Mount Cook at sunrise. Photo / Simon Baker
By RNZ
A bus carrying 26 passengers slid off the road on its way to Aoraki Mount Cook Village in heavy snow on Saturday afternoon.
Police said officers were called to State Highway 8 - Mount Cook Road - just after 3pm.
There were no injuries but the bus
could not be towed and alternative transport was arranged for the passengers.
A police spokesperson said the bus was driven on to a closed road in the snowy conditions.
