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Death toll rises to 28 in N.China bus accident
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-27 19:43
Rescuers recovered a body Monday evening from the freezing water where the
ill-fated bus plunged, bringing the death toll to 28, local rescuers said
Tuesday.
The tragedy happened at 3:30 p.m on Saturday, when a bus plunged into icy
water of the Yellow River at a section of the Hanggin Banner (prefecture) of the
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The newly-found dead, surnamed Wang, was reported to be picked up not far
from the accident site.
The bus was believed to have 36 passengers aboard initially but as Wang's
body was found Monday, local rescuers have revised the number to 37.
Only nine passengers escaped the accident. The hope for the survival of the
missing ones is very slim, rescuers at the site said.
Initial investigation shows that the cave-in of a icy road caused the bus to
slip into the nearby freezing river, and rescue operation is still underway,
according to local officials.
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