Coach crash in northwest China kills ‘at least 36’
The accident happened between Luoyang in central China, and Chengdu in the southwest
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Your support makes all the difference.An official Chinese news agency says at least 36 people were killed and 13 others injured in a crash on an expressway in the country's northwest.
Xinhua News Agency reported Friday, citing local police, that a coach crashed into the wall of a tunnel on an expressway in the province of Shaanxi.
The accident occurred late Thursday as the coach was on its way to Luoyang, a city in central China, from Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan.
Xinhua says the injured have been sent to the hospital and rescue efforts were ongoing.
Associated Press
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