5:25 pm today

Two buses roll off icy highway near Lake Tekapo

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm today

Passengers were left lacerated, bleeding and shaken up after two buses rolled off an icy highway near Lake Tekapo this morning. The crashes happened about 100 metres apart on State Highway 8 near Hayman Road intersection - a popular stop for tourists with a carpark, toilets and usually breathtaking views, Niva Chittock reports.