Eight Children Die in Road Accident in China
China's official Xinhua news agency says eight children were killed and another nine seriously injured when a bus carrying students plunged off a bridge in northeast China.
Xinhua said Tuesday that the crash happened about 50 kilometers from Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province. The bus was carrying around 50 students.
The Chinese news agency said initial investigations showed the driver did not have the proper license to operate a bus. China's roads are among the world's deadliest. Chinese government reports show almost 100 thousand people died last year in accidents on the country's roads.
中国官方新华社报导，一辆运送学生的公交车在中国东北地区从桥上坠落，致使8名学生死亡，9人身受重伤。
新华社星期二报导，事故发生在中国黑龙江省距离哈尔滨市50公里的地方。出事的公交车上大约有50名学生。
新华社报导说，初步调查结果表明，这辆公交车的司机没有驾驶这类汽车的执照。中国公路死亡率居世界之高。中国政府报告显示，去年中国有将近10万人死于公路事故。
