A tourist bus has been blown off the road and into a bank in the Waikato as strong winds buffet parts of the country. None of the 22 people on the bus were injured in today's incident but had to clamber out of the bus through an emergency escape, Hamilton police said. "A significant gust of wind blew the tourist bus off the road into a bank," Senior Sergeant Will Loughrin said. The Waikato has been buffeted by strong winds and rain today, along with other parts of the North Island. Loughrin said the bus was damaged in the incident and not able to be driven to the destination, about 90 minutes away.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 08, 2019 03:02 UTC