BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters) – A passenger bus packed with 16 people, well above its nine-seat rated capacity, crashed into the back of a large truck in central China’s Henan province early on Thursday, killing 13 people, state broadcaster CCTV reported. KEY DETAILS: • The collision took place at 2:40 a.m. (1840 GMT Wednesday) on […]
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Thirteen dead after overloaded bus rear-ends truck in central China
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BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters) – A passenger bus packed with 16 people, well above its nine-seat rated capacity, crashed into the back of a large truck in central China’s Henan province early on Thursday, killing 13 people, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
KEY DETAILS:
• The collision took place at 2:40 a.m. (1840 GMT Wednesday) on a section of the G40 highway running from Shanghai to Xian in Shaanxi province.
• The SAIC MAXUS passenger bus involved in the collision was rated for nine passengers but had 16 people on board.
• The passenger bus rear-ended a semi-trailer truck travelling ahead.
(Reporting by Joe Cash; Editing by Sonali Paul)