Three people were killed and another ten were injured after a bus fell into a ditch Tuesday in Nanhua county in southwest China's Yunnan province, said the county government.
At about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, a medium-sized bus collided with a engineering vehicle and fell into the ditch, in Nanhua county of Chuxiong prefecture, according to the information office of the county government.
Two people dead on the spot and another one was confirmed dead after emergency medical rescue failed.
The ten injured, including one person in serious condition, were rushed to hospital.
The 19-seat bus had 13 people on board when the accident happened, according to the office.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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