Four killed, 13 injured in bus accident in SW China

Source: Xinhua  |   2009-1-1  |     ONLINE EDITION

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FOUR passengers were killed and another 13 injured today after a bus turned over on an expressway in southwest China's Guizhou Province, police said.

The accident occurred at about 9 am. The bus, with 53 passengers on board, was heading for Sichuan Province, according to officials of Guizhou Provincial Public Security Department.

All the injured were rushed to No.2 People's Hospital of Guiding County. One was in critical condition.

Initial investigation showed the bus ran too fast on the slippery road at a sharp turn, according to the police.

The driver was injured in the accident, police said.


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