China school bus crash kills 20
- 13 years ago
An overloaded school bus collides with a truck in northwest China, killing at least 20 people and injuring 44 others.
The nine-seat minibus which served as a school bus was carrying 64 passengers, most of whom were children at a nearby kindergarten.
Four students and the bus driver died at the scene, while 15 others died on the way to the hospital.
Forty-four people have been admitted to hospital - 12 of them suffering from serious injuries.
China's Xinua news agency said authorities blame the overloaded bus as the cause for the accident.
Travis Brecher, Reuters
The nine-seat minibus which served as a school bus was carrying 64 passengers, most of whom were children at a nearby kindergarten.
Four students and the bus driver died at the scene, while 15 others died on the way to the hospital.
Forty-four people have been admitted to hospital - 12 of them suffering from serious injuries.
China's Xinua news agency said authorities blame the overloaded bus as the cause for the accident.
Travis Brecher, Reuters