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36 killed in China bus crash

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Update: 2017-08-11 04:12:40
36 killed in China bus crash 36 killed in China bus crash, photo: collected

DHAKA: A passenger coach crashed into the wall of an expressway tunnel in China's northwest, killing at least 36 people and injuring 13 others, official media reported on Friday.

The accident occurred in Shaanxi province late on Thursday as the coach was on its way to Luoyang, a city in central China, from Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan, the Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the provincial police bureau.

The injured were sent to the hospital and rescue efforts were ongoing.

According to Sina news website, the bus had a 51-passenger capacity and was carrying 49 people, including two children.

Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun ordered a swift investigation into the accident, according to state broadcaster China Central Television.

The World Health Organisation estimates that traffic accidents kill around 260,000 people in mainland China each year - a rate of 18.8 in every 100,000 people.

BDST: 1410 HRS, AUG 11, 2017
AP

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