The death toll from the crash, which occurred near Gumlu, north of Bowen on the Bruce Highway on the northern Queensland coast, is currently at three, according to Queensland media outlets including Brisbane-based The Courier-Mail, Xinhua news agency reports. ,
Queensland Ambulance Service previously confirmed that seven people had life-threatening injuries and 20 had minor injuries.
A total of 33 patients were on board the inter-city bus traveling between Bowen and Townsville and two people were traveling in a second vehicle, believed to be a car towing a caravan, The Courier-Mail reports.
While several people have been pulled from the debris, it is understood others are trapped inside the crashed vehicles, Australian news website news.com.au previously reported.
The report said several paramedic teams were on the scene, along with several police units and other emergency responders, with two rescue helicopters also dispatched to the scene.
Queensland Ambulance Service previously confirmed that seven people had life-threatening injuries and 20 had minor injuries.
A total of 33 patients were on board the inter-city bus traveling between Bowen and Townsville and two people were traveling in a second vehicle, believed to be a car towing a caravan, The Courier-Mail reports.
While several people have been pulled from the debris, it is understood others are trapped inside the crashed vehicles, Australian news website news.com.au previously reported.
The report said several paramedic teams were on the scene, along with several police units and other emergency responders, with two rescue helicopters also dispatched to the scene.
