5 children, 6 parents dead in eastern China, driver detained after bus hits school crowd
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A bus crashed into a crowd in front of a junior high school in eastern China on Tuesday morning, killing 11 people and injuring 24.
According to state broadcaster CCTV, the crash occurred around 7am in front of the Foshan Junior High School in Dongping county, Shandong province, on the second day of the new school year.
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5 children, 6 parents dead in eastern China after school bus crashes into crowd
The injured had been sent to the hospital, the report said.
Dongping police said that six of those who died were parents and five were students. One person was severely injured while 12 remained in a stable condition. The condition of the other casualties is not known.
The vehicle was a bus designated to take students to and from school, the police said. As it approached a crossroad, it lost control and crashed into the crowd. The driver has been detained by police and the case is being investigated.
An online video showed a grey bus on the pavement, with students and adults lying on the ground, covered in blood.
The bus had the words “Dongping Dongyuan Public Transport” on it, Huashang Media Group reported, but the media outlet said the transport company had not responded to its calls.
