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Chinese state media reported at least 17 people were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine from a highway in China's Fujian province.

At least three people sustained serious injuries in the accident, which happened in the early hours of Wednesday (June 20).

The bus, which was travelling on a highway near Ningde city, lost control on an overpass and plunged more than 50 metres into the ravine below.