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Minor injuries after bus crashes near Queenstown

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Emergency services were called to the road at around 9am today.

Emergency services were called to the road at around 9am today. (Source: Creative commons)

People have been injured in a bus crash on Glenorchy Queenstown Road in Otago this morning.

Emergency services were called to the road at around 9am today.

"Some of the occupants of the bus appear to have minor injuries," police said.

No other vehicle was involved in the crash.

"The road will be closed for some time while the bus is removed from the road."

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