(Video edited by Wang Jingyuan)

Probe found Chongqing bus crash was caused by conflict between driver and passenger, which left 13 people dead and 2 missing, said Chongqing police said on Friday morning. 

A fight between the bus driver and an angry passenger caused the Chongqing bus to plunge into Yangtze River on Sunday.

Based on the black-box recording device from the bus and other evidence, a female passenger surnamed Liu, 48, missed her stop and asked the driver surnamed Ran, 43, to stop immediately. After the driver refused to stop, Liu hit the driver’s head with her cell phone. During the fight, Ran lost control of the bus and the vehicle broke through a guardrail and plunged into the river with an estimated 15 passengers on board in Wanzhou, Chongqing.

The bus was lifted out of water Wednesday night.

Earlier, the black-box recording device from the bus was found and handed over to local public security bureau.

The bus was located 71 meters below the river's surface.

(With input from China Daily)

The wreckage of a bus that plunged into the Yangtze River on Sunday is lifted out of the water in Chongqing's Wanzhou district around 11:30 pm on Wednesday. (Photo: China Daily)