Bus crash claims 13 lives in N Taiwan  

台湾一巴士坠落山谷 13人罹难10人受伤

一辆满载22名游客的中型巴士，9日在台湾新竹县境内坠入数百米深的山谷，造成13人死亡、10人受伤。

Taipei (CNS) -- Thirteen people were killed and ten others injured Sunday afternoon when a tour bus fell into a ravine in northern Taiwan's Hsinchu County.

The accident occurred on a narrow mountainous road during a rainstorm. Witnesses said the driver stalled the engine to avoid going off the cliff, but the bus slipped backward through a guardrail.

There were 22 passengers on board, most of them in their 60s. The majority of the injuries were fractured bones. The driver suffered a head wound but has remained conscious so far.

The accident is under investigation, but the bus driver has a clean record, said local authorities.