In brief
Police said a crash involving three buses on Chapel Road near Auckland’s Botany Town Center occurred at 10:50 a.m., injuring three people. A separate report from The Standard cited the incident at 11:30 a.m. in East Tamaki, also noting at least three injuries. An unverified TikTok account claims children escaped injury, a detail that remains unconfirmed.
A collision involving three buses on Chapel Road near Auckland’s Botany Town Center left three people injured, police said. The crash reportedly occurred on Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. local time, according to a police statement released by the reporting agency Xinhua.
Police said:
"At this stage it appears there are three people who have received moderate to minor injuries,"adding that the incident was reported to authorities at the same time.
An independent news outlet, The Standard, later reported the crash at 11:30 a.m. in East Tamaki, confirming that at least three people had been hurt, but did not provide additional details about the extent of the injuries.
An unverified TikTok post claims that children on a bus escaped injury while three people from another vehicle were taken to hospital with minor or moderate injuries. That account has not yet been corroborated by a reliable source.
Local police officials have not released further updates, and no additional information about the cause or aftermath of the collision is currently available.
