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One from Shanghai tour group killed in US bus crash, 2 others seriously injured
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AT least one Chinese tourist was killed and more than a dozen others injured Tuesday in a crash involving a tour bus and another vehicle in the United States, local police said.
The tour group is from Shanghai, Shanghai Daily confirmed. Shanghai UTour International Travel Service Co which organized the tour said it is handling the aftermath.
The dead victim was from Jiangsu Province, while the two seriously injured victims are from Shanghai, according to the Shanghai Tourism Administration. Other tourists in the tour group were slightly injured.
The tour group has 17 people, including a tour guide. It is a 10-day itinerary with stops including the East Coast, Niagara Falls and Chicago.
Shanghai UTour International Travel Service Co is handling the treatment of injured tourists and compensation issues.
Relatives of the victim will fly to US soon.
The accident happened on the George Washington Parkway near Mount Vernon, the plantation house of first US President George Washington, in Virginia.
The bus carrying 19 people overturned after crashing into another vehicle with two people inside, Anna Rose, spokesperson of the US Park Police, was quoted as saying.
Local police told Xinhua at the site that after the accident, some drivers stopped to right the overturned bus in order to rescue the passengers trapped inside.
The victims have been sent to three local hospitals.
The Chinese Embassy in the United States confirmed that there were 17 Chinese citizens aboard the bus. Their identities are still being verified.
The cause of the accident remained unknown. Chinese consular officials have arrived at the site and the hospitals to offer assistance.
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