Bus plunges into water, leaving 12 dead, 21 injured
( 2004-01-17 21:00) (Xinhua)
A bus plunged into a stream
of a lake, leaving 12 people dead and 21 others injured in east China's Zhejiang
Province in the wee hours of Friday.
The bus was carrying over 40 passengers on a state highway to Chun'an county
at around 3:30 a.m. Friday when it suddenly overturned and plunged into a
30-meter-deep stream of Qiandao Lake Reservoir. Eleven people were killed at the
scene and 22 others injured. One of the two badly injured died at noon Friday.
Leading officials from Zhejiang province and Hangzhou city and a 120-member
rescue team have rushed to the spot for rescue and relief operations. The cause
of the road tragedy is under investigation.
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