Six Killed as Bus Slips into Icy River in China

Six people were killed when a passenger bus slipped onto an icy river in the industrial city of Tonghua in northeast China's Jilin Province on Saturday.

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Beijing, Dec 21 (PTI) Six people were killed when a passenger bus slipped onto an icy river in the industrial city of Tonghua in northeast China's Jilin Province on Saturday.

The bus, which was carrying 37 passengers, slipped from an icy slop near 206 Hospital in Dongchang District at around 11 am local time, officials said.

All passengers have been rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment, the state-run CGTN television network reported. PTI KJV

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