A bus carrying 25 people was swept by a landslide into the
Jianxi River in Fujian
Province last Thursday. Rescuers said they recovered the bodies
of another four passengers in the last two days, bringing the death
toll to 18.
The landslide occurred at about 11:20 AM last Thursday. It
hurtled into the path of the bus, sending the bus plunging into the
Jianxi River. The driver of the bus was reportedly speeding along
the Nanping-Jian'ou section of the No. 205 state highway.
Twenty-five people, including the driver, were on the bus when the
accident happened. The driver and one passenger escaped.
Seven bodies were discovered still in the bus after it was towed
out of the water on Friday afternoon.
Over the next three days, seven other bodies were recovered by
rescuers.
(Xinhua News Agency June 30, 2005)