Horrific bus crashes kill almost 40 people in China
Reuters
2013-02-02
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A black day for China's overstretched transport sector as a series of bus crashes on Friday leave nearly 40 dead.
These are the mangled remains of a bus in China's Sichuan province where at 11 people died.
Eighteen others were injured after the bus flipped over and tumbled down a 100-meter deep slope.
Seven people were killed on the spot while four more died in hospital.
Also on Friday, at least 14 people were killed in China's Gansu province after this bus veered off the road and into a 10-metre deep ravine before catching fire.
Another 32 were injured and sent to local hospitals for treatment.
The bus was carrying mostly migrant workers and their family members.
State media reported a third bus crash on Saturday in southwestern China that left 13 dead.
The accidents happened as the country prepares for Chinese New Year next week, which will see hundreds of millions travelling back to their hometowns for family reunions.
These are the mangled remains of a bus in China's Sichuan province where at 11 people died.
Eighteen others were injured after the bus flipped over and tumbled down a 100-meter deep slope.
Seven people were killed on the spot while four more died in hospital.
Also on Friday, at least 14 people were killed in China's Gansu province after this bus veered off the road and into a 10-metre deep ravine before catching fire.
Another 32 were injured and sent to local hospitals for treatment.
The bus was carrying mostly migrant workers and their family members.
State media reported a third bus crash on Saturday in southwestern China that left 13 dead.
The accidents happened as the country prepares for Chinese New Year next week, which will see hundreds of millions travelling back to their hometowns for family reunions.
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