7 children die in China bus crash

A minibus plunged off a cliff in central China killing seven of 21 children on board.

A minibus plunged off a cliff in central China killing seven of 21 children on board.

Xinhua news agency said the minibus was hit by a truck loaded with bricks in Macheng in Hubei province. Fourteen children were injured.

Road accidents last year killed about 90,000 people in China where accidents are common in mountainous regions.

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