Upset driver to blame for deadly China bus plunge: State media

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A Chinese bus driver upset that his house would be demolished had been drinking on the job before he sent the vehicle plunging into a reservoir, ...

Rescuers work on Jul 7, 2020 at the scene of the deadly bus plunge in China's southwestern Guizhou province - official media said the driver had been drinking on the bus before he sped off the road, killing 21 people.

Zhang"is suspected of conducting 'an extreme crime'" that targeted a group of people"to cause impact in society," it said. Police found that Zhang, 52, had been drinking alcohol while passengers got on and off the bus, Xinhua reported. When he neared the reservoir he waited until other vehicles passed then suddenly sped up across five lanes and through the guardrail, it said.

 

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