Tourist bus overturns in China, 10 dead, 33 hurt

BEIJING, China, Oct 17: Chinese state media say that a tourist bus carrying many elderly passengers has overturned on a winding highway in southern China, leaving 10 people dead and 33 injured.



The reports say the bus carrying 49 people may have blown a tire, causing the vehicle to flip over into a ditch outside Zhangjiajie city on Sunday afternoon. [break]



China´s roadways are notoriously dangerous, with car ownership and travel soaring in recent years as incomes rise. Earlier this month 35 people died after a bus and car collided near the northern port city of Tianjin.

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