Sunday, November 9, 2008

Death toll reaches 11 from SW China bus plunge

GUIYANG, Oct. 24 (Chinese media) -- A person injured after a bus plunged off a cliff in Liupanshui City on Friday has died, bringing the death toll from the accident to 11, local authorities said on Saturday.

Twelve others were injured, five of whom remain in serious condition. The mid-sized bus was carrying 23 passengers when it fell about 70meters down a cliff Friday afternoon.

It was traveling from Guiyang, the provincial capital, to Weining County, an autonomous area inhabited by ethnic Yi, Hui and Miao people.

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