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Passenger in hurry causes 3 deaths
(China Daily)
Updated: 2004-03-18 15:53

A long-distance bus passenger, annoyed that the driver wouldn't allow him to answer the call of nature, tried to grab the steering wheel which led to the vehicle overturning and the deaths of three, Beijing News reports.

The accident occurred at 1:20 pm on Monday, when the bus belonging to Shenyang Beifang Yuanzheng Passenger Transport Co Ltd, carrying 44 passengers and destined for Shenyang of Liaoning Province from Beijing, crashed into the safety railings and overturned on the Beijing-Shenyang Expressway.

Police are investigating.

 
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