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Guangdong school bus crash death toll hits 3

THE death toll from a road accident involving a school bus and a truck in south China's Guangdong Province yesterday has risen to three, local authorities said today.
Early this morning, a female student died in hospital, becoming the latest fatality from the accident. All the deceased are girls, according to publicity officials in the city of Yangchun.
As of today, 14 people injured in the crash remained in hospital, seven of them sustained serious injuries.
Initial investigation has shown the bus, which had a loading capacity of 11 and belongs to the Jinlong Yucai Kindergarten, was overloaded in carrying 19 people, including 17 children, the driver and a teacher.
Further investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.



 

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