Please attribute to Acting Whanganui Area Commander, Inspector Sue O’Neil:
Police can now release the name of the person who died in a bus crash on Ohakune Mountain Road on Saturday.
She was 11-year-old Hannah Teresa Francis, from Auckland.
Police extend sympathies to Hannah’s family and friends at this difficult time.
Any passengers in the crash or witnesses who have not yet spoken to Police are urged to get in touch with their local Police station.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Team, CIB and Serious Crash Unit continue to investigate.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre