35 killed in China bus fire

Beijing, June 26

In a tragic accident, at least 35 people including two children were killed and 11 others injured when a tourist bus burst into flames after crashing into the side of a road in central China today. 

The accident happened in Hunan province when the bus carrying 56 people crashed into the guardrails on a highway. The ensuing oil leak may have caused the fire, the county government said. Eleven people including four seriously injured have been hospitalised and rescuers are still searching the charred frame of the bus. 

The police has detained the driver of the bus, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. State Councilor Guo Shengkun, who is also public security minister, has ordered all-out efforts to save the injured, identify the cause of the accident, and to take measures to prevent similar tragedies from happening again.  — PTI