All those injured in the accident were treated at the hospital.
Beijing:
At least 21 people were killed when a bus carrying students preparing to take their annual college entrance exam plunged into a lake in southwest China on Tuesday.
The bus crashed into a railing and veered into Hongshan Lake in Guizhou Province, injuring 15 others, the local emergency management department said in a statement.
The incident took place around midday in the city of Anshun and eyewitnesses said that the passengers on the bus included students who were passing their grueling “gaokao” exams that day, public television station CCTV reported. .
Security camera images shared on social media by CCTV showed the vehicle crossing at least five lanes and cutting into oncoming traffic before crossing barriers on the other side of the road.
Images of the scene showed search and rescue teams standing by the lake and the bus caught out of the water within hours of the accident.
Social media users expressed their condolences on the Chinese micro-blogging platform Weibo.
“I hope that the death toll will not increase any more. 2020 has really been filled with disasters and difficulties,” wrote one user.
All those injured in the accident were treated at the hospital. Local authorities have promised an investigation into the cause of the accident.
The Guizhou emergency management department said more than 200 people helped with the rescue, including 55 professional divers.
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