Tourist killed in bus crash on iconic Australian road

Parts of the Great Ocean Road remained closed on Tuesday after a bus crash killed one tourist.

The 38-year-old man from China's Taiwan died at the scene of the crash in Glenaire, 225 km southwest of Melbourne on Monday night.

A spokesperson for Victoria Police said the bus, which was carrying 30 passengers, rolled and hit a tree after veering off the road.

A woman in her 30s was trapped underneath the bus but was freed and taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where she remained in a serious but stable condition.

Seven other people, including the 49-year-old bus driver, were taken to nearby hospitals in stable conditions.

The remaining 21 passengers were assessed by paramedics at the scene and treated for minor injuries.

The Great Ocean Road is Victoria's most popular regional tourist attraction with 33 percent of the 530,000 visitors to Victoria from China every year visiting the road.

A large section of the road remained closed on Tuesday as a Major Collision Investigation unit returned to the scene.

The incident was the latest of a number of serious crashes on the road in recent years.

Three people were flown to hospital in serious conditions after a four-vehicle pileup in Glenaire, the same area as Monday night's crash, in February. Authorities established that the crash was caused by a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road.

In October 2016, a motorist was killed and a teenager seriously injured when their car collided with a truck near Lorne, 87 km east of Glenaire.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said in December 2016 that 38 million U.S. dollars would be spent on urgent repairs and safety repairs to the road. Endit