Eight people died and 31 others were injured when an overloaded bus turned over and plunged into a10-meter-deep valley Sunday noon in Zhejiang Province, police said Monday.

The 19-seat bus with 39 people aboard lost control and fell into a gully on a mountain road bridge in Zuocun Township, Dongyang City, at about 12:00 AM Sunday, leaving six people dead on the spot. Two others died in hospital.

The 31 injured are in stable conditions, doctors said.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency February 14, 2005)