1 dead, multiple injured in bus rollover in Australia's Queensland

SYDNEY, May 14 (Xinhua) -- A bus rolled over on a major highway in the Australian state of Queensland on Thursday, killing one passenger and injuring multiple.

The large coach crashed on the Bruce Highway at Gumlu, about 140 km south of Townsville, at around 4:00 p.m.

There were 28 passengers and one driver on board, including multiple foreign nationals. All of them were assessed at the scene, according to the Queensland Ambulance Service.

Police confirmed one person had died. At least a dozen other passengers were injured and sent for treatment.

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