International Desk : At least 10 people have been killed in a wedding party bus crash in Australia's Hunter wine region in New South Wales, police said Monday.

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Acting Assistant Commissioner Tracy Chapman said the death toll may yet rise, with 25 passengers taken to hospital and two of them airlifted from the crash by helicopter.

The coach driver was subjected to mandatory testing at hospital, the police officer said.

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"He's under arrest. He's been the driver of a motor vehicle collision where there have been fatal injuries and there will be charges pending," she said.

The officer said the passengers had been at a wedding together. They were presumed to have been heading to their accommodation after the festivities.

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"All Australians waking up to tragic news from the Hunter send our deepest sympathies to the loved ones of those killed in this horrific bus tragedy," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

The area is being examined by specialist forensic police and a Crash Investigation Unit.

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