"A minibus on May 16, at about 17.20 local time (12.20 Moscow time), fell into the river from the dam of a power plant in the Zhenjiang district, the same evening the car was lifted out of the water, all 10 people in it were killed," the city authorities said in a statement on the WeChat social network account published on Tuesday.
Preliminary investigation showed that the minibus was returning from the town of Shilitin to Renhua County, on the way the driver lost control for an unknown reason, the vehicle first crashed into a concrete block, then hit the fences and fell into a pond.
The investigation into the causes of the incident continues.
In China, a minibus fell into a river
NIA-CHINA
A minibus fell into a river in Shaoguan city in China's southern Guangdong Province on Monday, killing all 10 people in it, the city government said.