5 dead, 6 seriously injured after bus crashing into road railing

5 dead, 6 seriously injured after bus crashing into road railing

A tourist bus crashed into an expressway guardrail in east China's Jiangxi Province Saturday, leaving five people dead and six others seriously injuried, according to the provincial emergency management department Sunday.

The bus with 53 people on board hit the road fence on the section of the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway in Shangrao City, Jiangxi, at 7:58 p.m. Saturday.

Forty-two people suffered minor injuries and have been rushed to five nearby hospitals.

The accident is under further investigation.

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