Two people killed after bus plunges off a large bridge in China after colliding with an oncoming car
- Rescuers have recovered two bodies after the crash in Chongqing on Sunday
- The public bus had 10 people on board when it collided with an oncoming car
- The vehicle veered, broke through the bridge fence and plunged into the river
Two people have died after a bus plunged off a large bridge spanning China’s Yangtze River.
Rescuers recovered two bodies after the public bus plunged nearly 200 ft into the river in Chongqing on Sunday morning.
The bus collided with an oncoming car on the four-lane bridge in the city’s Wanxian area at around 10 am local time.
Two people have died after a bus plunged off a large bridge spanning China’s Yangtze River
A paramilitary police officer stands guard as a crowd gathers at the site of the incident in Chongqing
The vehicle then veered, broke through the bridge fence and plunged into the Yangtze river.
The bus sank some 260 ft under the water, state radio reported late on Sunday, citing rescuers.
More than 10 people, including the driver, were riding the bus, state radio said.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Rescuers recovered two bodies after the public bus plunged nearly 200 ft into the river
Police say the bus suddenly veered into the wrong lane and collided with an oncoming car
A diver prepares to conduct a search and rescue operation at the site where a bus plunged off a bridge into the Yangtze River
The bus sank some 260 ft under the water, state radio reported late on Sunday, citing rescuers
The area around where a bus plunged off a bridge in China was cordoned-off on Sunday