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07:38, 01-Nov-2018
Chongqing bus tragedy: 13 bodies retrieved, 2 still missing
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07:37, 04-Nov-2018
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Thirteen bodies have been retrieved and identified with two others still missing, after a bus plunged into the Yangtze River in Chongqing Municipality last Sunday, according to a statement issued by local authorities on Thursday.
Earlier, the search team recovered the wreckage of the bus.
Rescuers recover the wreckage of the bus that plunged into the Yangtze River in Chongqing Municipality, October 31, 2018. / VCG Photo
Rescuers recover the wreckage of the bus that plunged into the Yangtze River in Chongqing Municipality, October 31, 2018. / VCG Photo
The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road and crashed into an oncoming car before breaking through the fence and falling into the Yangtze River in Chongqing's Wanzhou District.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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