A roadblock is about up close to the city of Greta following a bus crash within the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, Australia on Monday.

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A roadblock is about up close to the city of Greta following a bus crash within the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, Australia on Monday.

Mark Baker/AP

CANBERRA, Australia — A bus carrying wedding ceremony company rolled over on a foggy night time in Australia’s wine nation, killing 10 individuals and injuring 25, police mentioned Monday.

The 58-year-old driver was arrested and being held at a Cessnock police station and will likely be charged, Police Assistant Commissioner Tracy Chapman mentioned. She wouldn’t element the allegations, together with whether or not pace was an element, however advised reporters “there is sufficient information … for us to establish that there will be charges.”

The crash occurred simply after 11:30 p.m. in foggy situations at a roundabout on Wine Country Drive within the city of Greta within the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales state north of Sydney.

The company had earlier attended a marriage on the Wandin Estate Winery and had been heading for his or her lodging within the city of Singleton, Chapman mentioned. One visitor advised Seven News it had been a pleasant day and a fairytale wedding ceremony.

The 25 individuals injured had been taken to hospitals by helicopter and by highway. An additional 18 passengers had been unhurt.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked first responders and supplied authorities help to victims and their households, saying the “mental scars of this will not go away.”

“For a joyous day like that, in a beautiful place, to end with such terrible loss of life and injury is so cruel and so sad and so unfair,” Albanese advised reporters.

“People hire a bus for weddings in order to keep their guests safe. And that just adds to the unimaginable nature of this tragedy,” Albanese added.

Jay Suvaal, the mayor of Cessnock, mentioned the crash was “truly horrific.”

“We are a major wedding and tourist destination in the Hunter Valley, and so there will be people from all over the state and the country that have been to these areas and have probably done similar things,” he mentioned. “I think it will send shock waves right through the broader community.”

Greta is within the coronary heart of the Hunter Valley wine area, a picturesque space dotted with vineyards and eating places. It was the primary wine area established in Australia.

The wedding ceremony was in the midst of a protracted weekend, with Monday a public vacation throughout most Australian states.