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8 dead, 32 injured in NW China bus accident
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February 2, 2013, Saturday
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EIGHT people have been confirmed dead and 32 others injured after a bus tumbled into a ravine and caught fire last night in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said today.
The accident occurred around 10 pm yesterday near the county seat of Ningxian, Qingyang City, according to sources with the Gansu provincial government.
The coach from Langfang City in north China's Hebei Province veered off the road at a curve, crashing into the ravine that is more than 10 meters deep and catching fire, the sources said.
Six people were killed at the scene and two others died in hospital after rescue efforts failed.
The injured have been sent to local hospitals, yet their conditions are unknown.
It is not immediately known how many people were onboard the coach when the accident happened.
The accident happened at a time when Chin's transportation sector is gearing up for the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) holiday, when hundreds of millions of people travel back to their hometown for family reunion.
Also yesterday, a coach carrying 29 people flipped over into a 100-meter-deep slope in southwest China's Sichuan Province, killing seven onboard and injuring 22 others.
An expressway viaduct collapsed in central China's Henan Province yesterday after a truck loaded with fireworks exploded, killing at least nine people and injuring 11 other.
Setting off fireworks is a traditional way to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on February 10 this year, and improper storage and transportation of the explosives are main reasons behind such accidents.
The accident occurred around 10 pm yesterday near the county seat of Ningxian, Qingyang City, according to sources with the Gansu provincial government.
The coach from Langfang City in north China's Hebei Province veered off the road at a curve, crashing into the ravine that is more than 10 meters deep and catching fire, the sources said.
Six people were killed at the scene and two others died in hospital after rescue efforts failed.
The injured have been sent to local hospitals, yet their conditions are unknown.
It is not immediately known how many people were onboard the coach when the accident happened.
The accident happened at a time when Chin's transportation sector is gearing up for the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) holiday, when hundreds of millions of people travel back to their hometown for family reunion.
Also yesterday, a coach carrying 29 people flipped over into a 100-meter-deep slope in southwest China's Sichuan Province, killing seven onboard and injuring 22 others.
An expressway viaduct collapsed in central China's Henan Province yesterday after a truck loaded with fireworks exploded, killing at least nine people and injuring 11 other.
Setting off fireworks is a traditional way to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on February 10 this year, and improper storage and transportation of the explosives are main reasons behind such accidents.
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