![A kindergarten school bus slams into a truck at about 4 p.m. on Monday in the city of Yangchun, Guangdong Province. Two children were killed on the spot. [Photo: Xinhua]](U330P886T1D12338F12DT20120410144517.jpg "A kindergarten school bus slams into a truck at about 4 p.m. on Monday in the city of Yangchun, Guangdong Province. Two children were killed on the spot. [Photo: Xinhua]")
A kindergarten school bus slams into a truck at about 4 p.m. on Monday in the city of Yangchun, Guangdong Province. Two children were killed on the spot. [Photo: Xinhua]
The death toll from a road accident involving a school bus and a truck in south China's Guangdong Province on Monday has risen to three, local authorities said Tuesday.
Early Tuesday morning, a female student died in hospital, becoming the latest fatality from the accident. All the deceased are girls, according to publicity officials in the city of Yangchun.
As of Tuesday morning, 14 people injured in the crash remained in hospital, seven of them sustained serious injuries.
Initial investigation has shown the bus, which had a loading capacity of 11 and belongs to the Jinlong Yucai Kindergarten, was overloaded in carrying 19 people, including 17 children, the driver and a teacher.
Further investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
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