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At least one dead, seven hurt in NSW bus rollover

A woman has died and seven other passengers have been injured after the aged care mini bus they were in rolled on the Princes Highway south of Sydney.

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Emergency services attend to the crash site near Dapto. Source: Twitter/@JakeKeating_

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A woman has died and seven other passengers are injured after a mini bus carrying elderly people rolled on a highway south of Sydney.

The crash happened on the Princes Highway at Yallah just after midday on Wednesday.

A female passenger has died at the scene, NSW Police confirmed in a statement.

The Warrigal aged care mini bus with 11 occupants reportedly crashed with a truck, also travelling north on the highway, which caused the bus to fall on its side.

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Three passengers are in a critical condition, a NSW Ambulance spokesman told AAP.

One passenger has suffered a heart attack and the Westpac Helicopter will transfer them to a Sydney hospital.

The drivers of the mini bus and truck were uninjured, police say.


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