Saturday, February 5, 2011

11 people die when falling dam in China bus

.- At least 11 people died after the minibus in which they were traveling in fell into a pond Shaowu City in southeast China's Fujian Province, local authorities reported today. The vehicle was traveling between Shaowu Yong'an and fell to the dam of the hydroelectric station Qianling, apparently when the driver tried to avoid a motorcyclist, reported China's Xinhua news agency.

Among the dead included a child and a baby, according to municipal government officials of Nanping, adding that nine passengers were rescued. About 200 police and rescue workers were still searching for the driver is still missing, while authorities progress in research on the causes of the accident.

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