10 killed in packed van plunge
By Li Qian |
December 29, 2012, Saturday
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AT least 10 people, including five children, died when an overloaded van crashed down a mountain ravine in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region yesterday morning.
There were 20 people on board the nine-seater van when it plunged more than 50 meters at about 6am. It was traveling from the regional capital, Nanning, to Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Xinhua news agency said.
Eight people died at the scene, one on the way to hospital and another despite emergency treatment at the Duyang Town Central Clinic.
The nine injured have been transferred to the county's People's Hospital. One is a two-month-old baby who is in a critical condition and suffering from bleeding in the brain, China Central Television reported.
Another injured person will be transferred when he is in a stable condition, CCTV reported.
The baby's mother, 24-year-old Wei Yuefang, said she and her family were heading for their home village of Bahaotun in Qibainong Township to attend a wedding, according to Xinhua.
She said that her daughter was sleeping in her arms when the minivan toppled over the side of the road. They were thrown from the vehicle as it fell, Wei said.
"Passengers who were still conscious shouted for help. Nearby villagers came and saved us," Wei said.
Survivors told CCTV that it had been raining in the region for several days.
The road was wet and there was thick fog at the time.
An initial investigation said the casualties were workers from a wood processing factory in Nanning and their children. The minivan belonged to the factory owner, according to China News Service, which said that most of the people onboard were from five families.
There were 20 people on board the nine-seater van when it plunged more than 50 meters at about 6am. It was traveling from the regional capital, Nanning, to Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Xinhua news agency said.
Eight people died at the scene, one on the way to hospital and another despite emergency treatment at the Duyang Town Central Clinic.
The nine injured have been transferred to the county's People's Hospital. One is a two-month-old baby who is in a critical condition and suffering from bleeding in the brain, China Central Television reported.
Another injured person will be transferred when he is in a stable condition, CCTV reported.
The baby's mother, 24-year-old Wei Yuefang, said she and her family were heading for their home village of Bahaotun in Qibainong Township to attend a wedding, according to Xinhua.
She said that her daughter was sleeping in her arms when the minivan toppled over the side of the road. They were thrown from the vehicle as it fell, Wei said.
"Passengers who were still conscious shouted for help. Nearby villagers came and saved us," Wei said.
Survivors told CCTV that it had been raining in the region for several days.
The road was wet and there was thick fog at the time.
An initial investigation said the casualties were workers from a wood processing factory in Nanning and their children. The minivan belonged to the factory owner, according to China News Service, which said that most of the people onboard were from five families.
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