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10 killed as sleeper bus crashes in eastern China province
At least 10 people were killed and 36 injured on Thursday when a Chinese sleeper bus crashed inside a tunnel, the Chinese Xinhua news agency reported.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:02 September 4, 2008
Beijing: At least 10 people were killed and 36 injured on Thursday when a Chinese sleeper bus crashed inside a tunnel, the Chinese Xinhua news agency reported. The 44-sleeper bus was carrying 46 people when it crashed in Lishui, in eastern Zhejiang province, shortly after midnight, killing 10 people on the spot.
China's roads are the deadliest in the world, with accidents killing about 100,000 people a year.
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