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Fatal tourist bus crash in NE China

Xinhua, August 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

A bus overturned on Monday in northeast China's Jilin Province, killing one person and injuring another 15, including two from the Republic of Korea (ROK).

The tourist bus carrying 50 people was on its way from Changbai Mountain to Yanji. It overturned at 4 p.m. at a speed of 64 km per hour in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

The injured were sent to hospital.

An investigation has indicated the driver was speeding. Endi