Bus Hits Crowd Outside Middle School in East China, Killing 11
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What’s new: Five students and six parents were killed when a bus rammed into a crowd near a middle school in East China’s Shandong province on Tuesday morning, local police announced.
The 7:27 a.m. incident injured another 13 people, one of whom is in a critical condition, according to a statement from the Dongping County Public Security Bureau.
The vehicle, operated by a third-party bus company, “lost control” during the incident, the police statement said. The driver has been taken into police custody and the cause of the deadly crash is under investigation, police added.
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- A bus accident near a middle school in Shandong province killed five students and six parents, and injured 13 others.
- The incident occurred at 7:27 a.m. and the bus, operated by Dongping Dongyuan Public Transportation, lost control; the driver is in police custody.
- Local officials and the bus company's leadership are handling the situation, and the incident is under investigation.
- Dongping County Dongyuan Public Transportation Co. Ltd.
- Dongping County Dongyuan Public Transportation Co. Ltd., the operator of the bus involved in the incident, has a passenger limit of 52. Its leaders are on site managing the aftermath, and the traffic police have inspected the company’s offices following the crash. The crash resulted in 11 fatalities and several injuries, sparking an investigation into the cause.
- 2003：
- Foshan Middle School was established.
- July 2022：
- Foshan Middle School had nearly 3,000 students as of this time.
- September 2, 2024：
- The fall semester at Foshan Middle School had just kicked off.
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