2018 Chongqing bus crash
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| Details | |
| Date | 28 October 2018 10:02 AM China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
| Location | Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China |
| Country | China |
| Line | No. 22 Wanzhou Public Bus |
| Incident type | Plunge from bridge |
| Cause | Driver distracted by an altercation with passenger |
| Statistics | |
| Passengers | 14[1] |
| Crew | 1 |
| Deaths | 13 deaths (including both perpetrators), 2 missing[1]
15 deaths (result) |
| Injured | 1 (in another car) |
| External videos | |
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| video icon Police: Chongqing Bus Tragedy Caused by Fight Between Driver and Passenger - Footage of Attack and Accident | CGTN |
On 28 October 2018 at 10:02 a.m., a bus plunged 50 metres (164 ft) off the Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge into the Yangtze River in Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China. At least thirteen people died, and two are missing.[2] Since 15 people were onboard at the time of the crash, it is believed that there were no survivors.
Crash
[edit | edit source]At approximately 10:02 a.m., the bus, traveling at 51 km/h, turned into the opposite lane and smashed through the safety barriers on the side of the bridge before plunging into the river. Initial reports indicated that the bus had swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle; however, footage recovered from the bus shows that a female passenger had attacked the driver, who retaliated.[2] Local police have said the fight was the cause of the crash. Police said the pair began arguing when the driver refused to let her off the bus after she missed her stop. The footage shows the pair gesturing at each other before the woman swung at the driver with her mobile phone.[1][3]
Chinese authorities were able to eventually determine what happened based on the vehicle's black-box recording, witness accounts, and surveillance videos along the bus route.[4][5][6][7]
Recovery
[edit | edit source]Divers recovered 13 bodies following a large rescue operation using a floating crane to recover the wreckage. Two people remain missing.[8]
Zhao Hu, a lawyer, told Chinese state media that the families of the crash victims could seek damages from the relatives of the bus operator and the female passenger who started the fight. The police have said the passenger and the driver broke laws by endangering public safety.[9] Zheng Chuankai, a lawyer with Anli Partners in Beijing, said the incident underscored the need to maintain strict laws to punish those who endanger public safety. "This case is very typical and very vicious," he said.[10]
See also
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