The scene of the crash on the Otira Gorge when a tourist bus overturned on December 31, 2015. A mechanic charged after a tourist bus crashed on the Otira Gorge near Arthur’s Pass on December 31, 2015, spent more than four years awaiting trial before the prosecution was dropped. READ MORE:* Mechanic James Coakley pleads not guilty over Otira bus crash* Bus mechanic James Henry Coakley in court for Otira Gorge bus crash* Charges laid against bus mechanic after brakes failed before Otira Gorge crashNumerous people were injured when the bus carrying 31 Chinese tourists went out of control when the brakes allegedly failed as it travelled down the gorge. A succession of helicopters arrive at Christchurch Hospital after a tourist bus overturned in Otira Gorge, near Arthur's Pass, on December 31, 2015. Stacy Squires/Stuff Helicopters bring injured people to waiting ambulances at Hagley Park Christchurch after the bus crash at Otira Gorge.

Source: Stuff October 22, 2020 19:52 UTC