Fourteen people were killed and six others were injured after a
bus veered off a road and plunged into a ravine in southwest
China's Yunnan Province, a local government official confirmed on
Thursday.
The bus with 20 passengers on board veered off a highway in
Maguan County of Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture of Zhuang and Miao
Ethnic Groups at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, said Liu Qingfu, deputy head
of the publicity department of Wenshan prefecture.
Fourteen people died at the scene. The injured have been rushed
to a nearby hospital and are reportedly out of danger.
The cause of the accident is still being investigated.
(Xinhua News Agency January 10, 2008)