Thursday, January 1, 2009

Four killed, 13 injured in bus accident in SW China

GUIYANG, Jan. 1 (Chinese media) -- Four passengers were killed and another 13

injured Thursday after a bus turned over on an expressway in southwest China's

Guizhou Province, police said.

The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. The bus, with 53 passengers on board,

was heading for Sichuan Province, according to officials of Guizhou Provincial

Public Security Department.

All the injured were rushed to No. 2 People's Hospital of Guiding County.

One was in critical condition.

Initial investigation showed the bus ran too fast on the slippery road at a

sharp turn, according to the police.

The driver was injured in the accident, police said.

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