न्याय · किंग आइलैंड दुर्घटनाकिंग आइलैंड पर मिनीबस पलटने के बाद छह लोग अस्पताल में भर्तीलिखित 31 अक्टूबर 2026 को 8:54 am UTC बजेदेखेंप्रतिलेख0:07Ten people survived after their hired minibus rolled down an embankment.0:10Six remained in hospitals in Melbourne and Hobart on Saturday, while four had been0:15discharged after treatment on King Island.0:17Some suffered serious injuries, and emergency teams responded from two states.0:21Police are investigating what sent the van off the road.0:23Three patients were flown to Melbourne, and another three were transferred to0:27Hobart.0:27The crash happened on King Island, where local responders treated the injured before0:31specialist teams helped move patients to hospitals away from the island.0:34The van left South Road at Pear Shape in the island's rural south at about twenty0:38past four on Friday afternoon, October thirty.0:41Police described a single vehicle crash.0:43The ten people aboard included the driver, who was traveling with the visiting0:46party.0:47The hired Toyota High Ace carried mainland visitors aged from their mid-seventies0:51into their eighties.0:52They were traveling as a travel right tour group.0:54The driver was part of that group, and everyone aboard needed care after the0:57rollover.0:58All ten occupants are accounted for in the hospital update.1:01Three were in Melbourne, three were in Hobart, and four had been discharged after1:05treatment on King Island.1:06Those transfers all came from the same group aboard the van.1:09Air Ambulance Victoria flew the three Melbourne patients there on Friday night.1:13One went to the Alfred and two to Royal Melbourne Hospital.1:16The Alfred patient was initially described as seriously injured and was later1:19stable.1:20The individual conditions of the two Royal Melbourne patients haven't been1:23specified.1:24Seven patients were initially admitted to King Island's Hospital at Currie.1:28Three transferred to Royal Hobart Hospital with minor and moderate injuries and1:31remained stable.1:32Three others returned to their accommodation late Friday night.1:35A fourth was discharged after overnight observation.1:38Across the passengers and driver, injuries and symptoms included suspected1:41fractures, facial trauma, back pain, and internal pain.1:44Police said some injuries were serious, although none were believed life1:48threatening.1:48The Alfred patient's later stable condition still leaves that patient recovering1:52from injuries initially described as serious.1:54Both Westpac rescue helicopters were tasked from Hobart with medical staff aboard.1:58Inspector Steve Jones said the number of casualties, their ages, and the potential2:02severity of their injuries also prompted deployment of a fixed wing ambulance2:05aircraft from Victoria.2:07Local police and volunteer emergency responders cared for patients before specialist2:11medical teams arrived.2:12Ambulance Tasmania, volunteers, the State Emergency Service and Tasmania Fire2:17Service all helped.2:18Responders also called the mine at Grassy for its ambulance, and the mine supplied2:22it.2:22Jones praised the quick response at a complex crash scene.2:25Ambulance Tasmania Chief Executive Nicole Ashworth thanked ambulance volunteers,2:29paramedics, and medical retrieval teams for their work.2:32She also thanked the other emergency services and Ambulance Victoria, describing the2:36response as multiple agencies working together to get patients the care they needed.2:40Police's preliminary reconstruction puts the loss of traction at a bend.2:44Investigators believe the van failed to negotiate it, lost grip in loose gravel,2:48went down the embankment, and rolled before landing back on its wheels.2:51They're still investigating the cause and haven't reached a final finding.2:55Acting King Island Mayor Vernon Philby described gravel and sharp bends along the2:59road and urged drivers to take care.3:01He also expressed concern for the injured visitors and said he hoped they would all3:04get well.3:05Police are seeking information about the crash, including dash cam footage and3:09sightings of the white van traveling on South Road around the time it left the road.लेख पढ़ेंखबर की समयरेखाHeyDex
