Bus Plunges Into Reservoir in China, at Least 21 Dead

Rescue workers are seen at the site where a bus carrying students plunged into a reservoir, in Anshun, Guizhou province, China, on July 7, 2020. China Daily via Reuters

BEIJING—A public bus carrying students to an exam plunged into a reservoir in China on Tuesday after making a sudden swerve across five other lanes of traffic, leaving at least 21 dead and 16 injured, a video on state media showed.

The video on CCTV’s social media account showed the bus moving at a slow pace on the inside lane of its side of the road before it made a 90-degree turn and smashed through the guardrail onto the other side of the six-lane dual carriageway and into the water.