Bus plunges into lake

A bus carrying pilgrims to a temple in eastern China plunged into a lake, killing 21, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The accident near the city of Xinyu in Jiangxi province occurred when the bus swerved to avoid another vehicle shortly...

A bus carrying pilgrims to a temple in eastern China plunged into a lake, killing 21, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday.

The accident near the city of Xinyu in Jiangxi province occurred when the bus swerved to avoid another vehicle shortly after midnight, the agency said. Eight people survived, it said.

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