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An investigation has been launched into a fatal bus crash which has claimed the lives of at least 10 wedding guests in the New South Wales Hunter Valley region.
Detectives are piecing together what happened in the lead-up to, and aftermath, of the devastating crash – which is one of the worst road accidents in the area's history.
Just after 11.30pm, emergency services were called to a roundabout on Wine Country Drive near the Hunter Expressway off ramp at Greta, after receiving reports a coach had crashed and overturned.
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NSW Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Tracy Chapman confirmed 10 people had been killed in the crash, with 25 taken to hospital.
The driver of the 57-seat bus, a 58-year-old man, has been arrested and is now at Cessnock Police Station. There were 36 people onboard, including the driver.
Police have said the driver is in the process of being charged.
Whose wedding was it?
The wedding was for local footballer Mitchell Gaffney and Maddy Edsell. The couple are from Melbourne but are understood to have moved to NSW.
Gaffney and Edsell are members of the Singleton Roosters AFL team, as were several of the guests.
Where was the bus going?
The bus had been carrying guests who attended a wedding at the nearby Wandin Estate winery in Lovedale earlier that evening.
The estate is about 10 kilometres away from the site of the accident.
Police have said the bus was on its way to Singleton.
Wandin Valley winery issued a brief statement this morning, saying they were "deeply saddened" by news of the crash.
"Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of the victims and we are supporting them in any way we can," the owners said.
"At this time, we are providing support to those guests who need our help and we wish to maintain their privacy, and won't be making any further statements at this time."
What caused the crash?
While police have not yet given an indication of what they believe led to the crash, it appears there were no other vehicles involved.
While the male bus driver has been arrested, further information about what police plan to charge him with is not yet known.
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The driver was taken for mandatory testing butwas not above the legal alcohol limit.
How many people were injured?
The death toll from the accident stood at 10 as of 4pm today.
Patients were treated across four hospitals.
The patients were being treated across four hospitals.
As of 4pm, one patient was in a critical but stable condition and eight patients were in a stable condition at John Hunter Hospital, including two patients who were transferred from Maitland Hospital to John Hunter Hospital.
Three patients are in a stable condition at Maitland Hospital.
Emergency call after crash revealed
A paramedic who arrived on the scene called for assistance, with the recording revealing the extent of the carnage faced by first responders.
"Major incident declared. We have a bus rollover, multiple patients," he said.
"The exact location is on Wine Country Drive overpass. We have police, fire brigade on scene.
"At this stage, we have identified seven, I repeat, seven, code fours."
A "code four" is a person who has died.
The caller also said there was one "red label" patient also expected to die, and multiple red (critical) and orange (serious) patients.
"I need all resources allocated to continue, I am still trying to work out exactly how many patients I have here," the paramedic said.
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