Six people were killed and 11 others injured after a bus crashed through a roadside guardrail and plunged into a river in southwest China’s Sichuan province on Wednesday evening.
According to local authorities, the accident occurred at around 6pm in Zhonggang Village, Baoxing County, a mountainous area in the province.
The bus, which was carrying 17 people, the maximum number allowed for the vehicle, veered off the road after colliding with the guardrail before falling into the river.
Emergency rescue operations continued through the night and were completed in the early hours of Thursday.
Authorities said one of the injured victims remains in a serious but stable condition, while the remaining passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries.
An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the crash.
