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| Chongqing bus plunge caused by fight between driver and passenger | Chongqing bus plunge caused by fight between driver and passenger |
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| Security footage from a bus which crashed into a river in China has revealed that the driver was fighting with a passenger moments earlier. | Security footage from a bus which crashed into a river in China has revealed that the driver was fighting with a passenger moments earlier. |
| The bus plunged 50m (164ft) off a bridge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on Sunday - at least 13 people died and two more are missing. | The bus plunged 50m (164ft) off a bridge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on Sunday - at least 13 people died and two more are missing. |
| Early reports said the bus had swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle. | Early reports said the bus had swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle. |
| But the new footage shows the driver was being hit by a passenger and then struck her back. | But the new footage shows the driver was being hit by a passenger and then struck her back. |
| The bus, travelling at speed, then turns into the opposite lane and smashes through the safety barriers, before the footage cuts out. | The bus, travelling at speed, then turns into the opposite lane and smashes through the safety barriers, before the footage cuts out. |
| Police have said the fight was the cause of the crash, state newspaper People's Daily reports. | |
| Passengers can be heard screaming in the disturbing footage, shared by Chinese state media. | Passengers can be heard screaming in the disturbing footage, shared by Chinese state media. |
| Police said the passenger, identified as a 48-year-old woman with the surname Liu, was angry that the bus had missed her stop. | Police said the passenger, identified as a 48-year-old woman with the surname Liu, was angry that the bus had missed her stop. |
| They said she hit the driver, named Ran, with her mobile phone when he refused to stop and let her off. | They said she hit the driver, named Ran, with her mobile phone when he refused to stop and let her off. |
| Witnesses had said they saw the bus swerve across to the wrong side of the road before crashing through a safety barrier in Wanzhou district. | Witnesses had said they saw the bus swerve across to the wrong side of the road before crashing through a safety barrier in Wanzhou district. |
| A huge rescue operation was mounted with teams of divers and dozens of boats and cranes deployed. But there have been no reports of survivors. | A huge rescue operation was mounted with teams of divers and dozens of boats and cranes deployed. But there have been no reports of survivors. |
| The wreckage of the bus was pulled out of the river from a depth of 71m on Wednesday night. Several of the passengers' bodies had to be retrieved by divers. | The wreckage of the bus was pulled out of the river from a depth of 71m on Wednesday night. Several of the passengers' bodies had to be retrieved by divers. |
| The crash, on a well-maintained and relatively quiet bridge, has shocked China. | |
| Social media comments on Friday widely blamed the passenger for the crash, though some also criticised the driver for reacting. | Social media comments on Friday widely blamed the passenger for the crash, though some also criticised the driver for reacting. |
| One poster on Weibo, Wanten888, said: "If we see any passenger quarrelling with bus driver, we shouldn't stay quiet!" | One poster on Weibo, Wanten888, said: "If we see any passenger quarrelling with bus driver, we shouldn't stay quiet!" |
| Another said it was "heartbreaking" to hear the terrified passengers, while a Weibo user called Liza said there should be a law banning passengers from distracting bus drivers. | Another said it was "heartbreaking" to hear the terrified passengers, while a Weibo user called Liza said there should be a law banning passengers from distracting bus drivers. |