5 killed, 16 injured after bus falls off cliff in central China
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Five people were killed and 16 were injured after a bus fell off a cliff in central China's Hubei Province Friday afternoon, local authorities said.
The 29-seat bus was carrying 21 people on the No. 325 provincial highway in Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, Yichang City when it turned over at about 6 p.m..
It fell off a steep cliff of at least 20 meters onto a patch of cropland, instantly killing five people, according to a statement from the county government.
The injured people had been sent to hospital. A doctor and a nurse were assigned for each injured people, it added.
Further investigation is underway.
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