One dead and two fighting for their lives after bus rolled off road in Whitsundays region

Eleven ambulances as well as two helicopters attended the scene, where one person was trapped under a bus

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One person is dead and at least two people are critically injured after a coach rolled on one of Australia’s most dangerous roads, leaving one passenger trapped beneath the vehicle.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of the Bruce Highway and Rangemore Road at Gumlu in the Whitsundays region about 4pm AEST on Thursday after reports of a crash involving a bus with 29 people on board.