21 people dead, 15 rescued from bus mishap in Southwest China

14:02, July 07, 2020

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  Bus crash in China that killed 21 people was 'deliberate'

  (File photo: social media)The bus crash in southwest Chinas Guizhou Province that killed 21 people last week was intentional, local authorities said on Sunday.The incident in the city of Anshun on July 7 saw the bus falling into the Hongshan reservoir, killing 21 people and injuring 15 others.Authorities say the driver deliberately crashed the bus in an act of "personal resentment." An autopsy on his body showed high levels of ethanol in the drivers gastric contents, blood and urine.Footage from traffic surveillance cameras showed the vehicle moving slowly before veering to the opposite side of the road and crashing through a guardrail.

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  121 people dead or missing from flooding in China this year

  More than three-quarters of China’s regions have suffered flooding, and 121 people have died or are missing since this year due to floods, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Saturday.As of July 3, 19.38 million people in China’s 26 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, including Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hubei, have been affected by floods. The direct economic losses have reached 41.64 billion yuan ($5.8 billion).Since June 26, the eastern part of Southwest China and parts of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have received 100-300 millimeters of rainfall. Chongqing, Hubei, Guizhou and Zhejiang provinces have received 350-483 millimeters with a maximum hourly rainfall of 100 to 120 millimeters. Flooding in 158 rivers in 16 regions occurred over the past week.(Compiled by Wang Xiangyu and Ma Di)

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  China launches bus safety campaigns after disgruntled driver found responsible for crash that killed 21

  Many areas across China have launched safety check campaigns on public transportation and drivers mental health conditions to ensure safe journeys for the public, after an upset bus driver was found to intentionally drive into a lake last week in Southwest Chinas Guizhou Province, killing 21, including students heading to their college entrance exam.Rescuers work at the site of a bus accident in Xixiu District of Anshun, southwest Chinas Guizhou Province, July 7, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)Haikou, South Chinas Hainan Province, on Sunday carried out a campaign called "No defective cars on roads, no physically or psychologically ill drivers driving," local official media reported.The report said the campaign was launched to draw lessons from the Guizhou incident, and bring an end to such tragedies.An investigation showed that the bus driver in Anshun, Guizhou, was drunk and intentionally plunged his vehicle into a reservoir on July 7, the first day of the college entrance exams, killing 21 and injuring 15, to vent his anger over the demolition of his house, said an announcement the Anshun police released on Sunday.The Haikou City Public Transportation Group has launched special safety training education and vehicle safety management work for drivers to improve their safety operation and emergency response ability.The company requested careful checks on vehicles that are old, about to expire, and in poor condition, demanded inspection work to be carried out on all its vehicles three times a day, ordered problematic vehicles to stop running and for repairs to be reported in a timely manner.The company also vowed to implement a daily inquiry system for drivers before work, pay attention to their physical and mental health, adopt shifts, days off and heart-to-heart talks with drivers to strengthen their psychological counseling. Drivers who are psychologically unhealthy, physically unfit or angry will not be allowed to start work.The company ...