35 killed as bus falls off cliff in China

May 16, 2015 08:43 am | Updated November 16, 2021 05:05 pm IST - BEIJING

A bus fell from a cliff in north-central China on Friday, killing 35 people on board, authorities said.

Twenty-five people were killed on the spot in Shaanxi province and 10 died in a hospital, the propaganda office of Chunhua county said in a statement. There was no word on the cause of the accident, and authorities said they were investigating.

The bus was carrying 46 passengers and that it fell into a ravine more than 30 metres deep near a forest park on Friday afternoon, Xinhua reported.

Another 11 passengers were being treated, with five in critical condition.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.