Three people were killed, several injured and a 14-year-old girl is missing after a collision between a ferry and a private boat on Sydney Harbour, police said today.
An empty harbour ferry hit a 10-metre wooden motor cruiser carrying about 12 people at about 11 pm today underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The cruiser rolled over after the impact, police said in a statement.
A passing ferry and another vessel pulled people out of the water. Eight people were in hospital and two are seriously hurt. One woman has lost part of a leg, the statement said.
Television pictures showed helicopters shining searchlights onto the waters of the harbour. Police divers and a navy vessel were also searching for the missing girl.