中国西北,20名学生在校车事故中死亡.LANZHOU - The death toll in a school bus accident that occurred on Wednesday morning in northwest China's Gansu Province has risen to 20 following the death of one child later Wednesday.
The victims, including 18 preschoolers and two adults, died in a head-on collision between a school bus and a truck in the city of Qingyang, said an official from the city's work safety bureau.
The accident happened around 9:40 am in Yulinzi township of Zhengning county, according to a statement from the bureau. The statement said five people died at the scene, including four children and their bus driver, while 15 others were confirmed dead by midday.
The bureau has blamed overloading for the accident, stating that the bus - a van with nine seats - was carrying 64 people, most of whom were children from Yulinzi's Little Doctor Kindergarten.
The statement said another 45 people, mostly children, were injured in the accident and have been hospitalized. Thirteen of the injured are in serious condition.
The truck had a license plate from neighboring Shaanxi Province and was carrying coal, the statement said.
