Thirteen dead, six injured as bus crashes off bridge

Thirteen people died and six were injured after a bus plunged off a bridge in southwest Guizhou Province Wednesday, police said.

The bus, carrying 19 people, rolled down a 37-meter mountain slope in Guiyang city en route to Guiyang Airport at 6:20 p.m., said a statement of Guiyang Municipal Publicity Security Bureau Thursday.

Four people died at the scene, one died on the way to hospital and eight others, including the driver, died later in hospital.

Six injured people are receiving treatment in hospital.

Police are still investigating the cause of the accident.

Source:Xinhua