9 confirmed dead after minivan plunge

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Rescuers on Thursday said they have found the bodies of all nine people who were reported missing after a minivan fell into a reservoir in Guizhou province on Sunday.

An eight-seat minivan carrying 15 passengers fell into the Shiqiaohe Reservoir in Pu'an county at about 2:40 p.m. on Sunday. Six people, including the driver, have been rescued, while nine others were reported missing after the accident.

The bus was carrying people home from a local fair, and the driver, a teacher from a local middle school, is being interrogated for illegal operation, police said.

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