2018 Chongqing bus crash explained

2018 Chongqing bus crash
Date:28 October 2018
Time:10:02 AM China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Location:Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China
Country:China
Line:No. 22 Wanzhou Public Bus
Type:Plunge from bridge
Cause:Driver distracted by an altercation with passenger
Passengers:14
Crew:1
Deaths:13 deaths (including both perpetrators), 2 missing
15 deaths (result)
Injuries:1 (in another car)

On 28 October 2018 at 10:02 a.m., a bus plunged 50m (160feet) off the Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge into the Yangtze River in Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China. At least thirteen people died, and two are missing.[1] Since 15 people were onboard at the time of the crash, it is believed that there were no survivors.

Crash

At approximately 10:02 a.m., the bus, traveling at 51 km/h, turned into the opposite lane and smashed through the safety barriers on the side of the bridge before plunging into the river. Initial reports indicated that the bus had swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle; however, footage recovered from the bus shows that a female passenger had attacked the driver, who retaliated. Local police have said the fight was the cause of the crash. Police said the pair began arguing when the driver refused to let her off the bus after she missed her stop. The footage shows the pair gesturing at each other before the woman swung at the driver with her mobile phone.[2] [3]

Chinese authorities were able to eventually determine what happened based on the vehicle's black-box recording, witness accounts, and surveillance videos along the bus route.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Recovery

Divers recovered 13 bodies following a large rescue operation using a floating crane to recover the wreckage. Two people remain missing.[8]

Zhao Hu, a lawyer, told Chinese state media that the families of the crash victims could seek damages from the relatives of the bus operator and the female passenger who started the fight. The police have said the passenger and the driver broke laws by endangering public safety.[9] Zheng Chuankai, a lawyer with Anli Partners in Beijing, said the incident underscored the need to maintain strict laws to punish those who endanger public safety. "This case is very typical and very vicious," he said.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Fresh attacks on Chinese bus drivers trigger bout of soul-searching. Zhang. Phoebe. November 5, 2018. South China Morning Post. 2018-11-06. en.
  2. Web site: 13 bodies retrieved after bus plunges into river in Chongqing. 2018-11-01. mmm. Xinhuanet. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103192638/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/01/c_137574940.htm. 2018-11-03. dead. 2018-11-03.
  3. Web site: Bus blamed for fatal crash in Chongqing. 2018-10-28. Liangyu. Xinhuanet. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103192634/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/28/c_137564498.htm. 2018-11-03. dead. 2018-11-03.
  4. Web site: Chongqing bus plunge caused by fight between driver and passenger. BBC News. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-03. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103183543/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-46068412. 2018-11-03.
  5. Web site: Alice Yan. Watch: how an angry passenger caused a bus crash in China. South China Morning Post. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-03. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103184930/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2171431/chinese-police-say-row-between-bus-driver-and-passenger-led-crash. 2018-11-03.
  6. Web site: Liang Chenyu. David Paulk. Sixth Tone. Passenger-Driver Fight Caused Chongqing Bus Accident, Police Say. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-03. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103191434/https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003149/passenger-driver-fight-caused-chongqing-bus-accident%2C-police-say. 2018-11-03.
  7. Web site: Bus plunges into Chinese river after fight between driver and passenger. The Guardian. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-03. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103202158/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/02/china-bus-yangtze-river-fight-driver-passenger-chongqing. 2018-11-03.
  8. Web site: Bus plunged off bridge in China after passenger fought with driver over missed stop, police say. The Independent. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-03. en. Peter Stubley. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103185926/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-bus-crash-yangtze-river-passenger-driver-fight-chongqing-video-victims-a8614051.html. 2018-11-03.
  9. Web site: Chinese bus drove off bridge and sank after passenger attacked driver, video shows. Sophia. Yan. The Telegraph. en. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-03. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103190926/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/02/china-fatal-bus-bridge-plunge-caused-driver-fighting-passenger/. 2018-11-03.
  10. Web site: Fury Erupts in China as Video Shows Fight Led to Fatal Bus Crash. The New York Times. Javier C. Hernández. Albee Zhang. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-03. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103193349/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/world/asia/china-bus-crash-fight.html. 2018-11-03.

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