8 dead after bus falls into valley
(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-08-28 14:28CHANGSHA -- Eight people were killed after a minibus fell into a valley on Thursday morning in Anhua County in Central China's Hunan province, said local authorities.
Around 9:20 am Thursday, the minibus fell about one hundred meters off a hillside near a road in Anhua County, said the county government.
Nine people, including the driver and a two-year-old child, were on board the bus. The surviving child has been rushed to a local hospital and was confirmed not to be at serious risk.
Investigation into the accident is under way.
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