A 56-year-old groom has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a minibus carrying his wedding party rolled down an embankment in Mount View this morning.
Emergency services were called to Mount View Road just after 10:30am (Tuesday 30 July 2025) following reports of a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, crews found a minibus had veered off the road and rolled approximately 30 metres down a steep embankment before coming to rest on its wheels.
The minibus was carrying six people en route to a wedding when it left the road. Cessnock District Rescue Squad confirmed that one person was trapped and had to be freed by rescue personnel, while the rest of the occupants managed to self-extricate. Injuries among the passengers vary in severity.
The groom was among the most seriously injured and was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital by NSW Ambulance helicopter. Another person was also transported in serious condition, while four others were treated at the scene and taken to hospital for further assessment.
Due to the terrain, rescue crews had to carry equipment by foot and used a mule stretcher to bring each casualty up the embankment.
A crime scene has been established by Hunter Valley Police District, and investigations into the circumstances of the crash are underway.