2018 North Korea bus accident explained

2018 North Korea bus accident
Date:	April 22, 2018
Country:	North Korea
Deaths:	36

On 22 April 2018, a bus in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea transporting Chinese tourists fell off a bridge, killing thirty-two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, who were organized by the Utopia.^{[1] [2]} The cause of the accident was not immediately disclosed.^[3]

Accident

The bus was traveling from Kaesong to Pyongyang, when the bus went off of the bridge in the North Hwanghae Province.^[4]

Reaction

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang to express his condolences regarding the accident.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: 32 Chinese tourists dead in North Korea bus crash were on a ‘red tour’ . 25 November 2022 . . 26 April 2018 . en.
2. Web site: North Korea bus crash: 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans killed in 'major traffic accident'. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-bus-crash-latest-updates-china-killed-tourists-traffic-accident-a8317636.html . 1 May 2022. subscription . live. The Independent. 23 April 2018.
3. Web site: McKirdy. Euan. Dozens of Chinese tourists killed in North Korea traffic accident, government say. CNN. 23 April 2018.
4. Web site: 32 Chinese tourists killed in North Korea bus accident. Pakistan Today. 23 April 2018.
5. Web site: NK leader mourns Chinese tourists killed in bus accident. The Korea Herald. 24 April 2018.