18:39 08/02/2010 » In the world

Bus plunges down ravine in South China, killing 6

A bus collided with a sport-utility vehicle and plunged down a mountain ravine in southern China, killing six people and injuring 30.

The crash happened Monday afternoon on a highway in the Guangxi region. It says at least 51 people were on the bus, citing police in Hechi city near the crash, foreign media reports say.

Sixteen passengers and the driver were seriously injured.

Source: Panorama.am

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