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One dead, 28 hurt in traffic accident in Yunnan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-19 16:16

KUNMING - At least one person died and 28 others were injured after their bus overturned in southwest China's Yunnan Province Monday, the local government said Tuesday.

A 30-seat bus carrying 29 people overturned at a section of the Kunchu Expressway in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture at 1:45 pm Monday, the government of Chuxiong said. One passenger was declared dead at the scene.

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The driver was seriously injured and was in critical condition. The 27 others injured were hospitalized in stable condition.

At the same section of the highway on April 25, a collision killed 21 people and injured 20 others.

"The site of the accident is a 3.5-kilometer slope with a big turn, and drivers spray water on the wheels to reduce the heat, but the practice makes the road surface slippery," said Bai Yong, a veteran local driver.

The section of the expressway was closed immediately after the accident and reopened to traffic at about 5 pm Monday.

The bus belonged to Dali Traffic and Transportation Co.

Traffic police are investigating the accident.