22 die in Chinese bus tragedy

A bus in southern China carrying a group celebrating International Women’s Day ran off a cliff today, killing at least 22 people and injuring 22 others.

Forty-four people were aboard the bus travelling along a narrow road near the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi province when the accident happened.

The passengers were from a local insurance company who were celebrating Tuesday’s International Women’s Day.

The cause of the accident was under investigation.

Crashes caused by reckless driving, poor road conditions and overloaded vehicles are reported almost daily in China, where a rising number of people own cars due to the country’s economic boom.

More than 107,000 people were killed in road accidents in China last year.