2018 North Korea bus accident
2018 North Korea bus accident | |
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Date | April 22, 2018 |
Country | North Korea |
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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.[1] The cause of the accident was not immediately disclosed.[2]
Accident[]
The bus was traveling from Kaesong to Pyongyang, when the bus went off of the bridge in the North Hwanghae Province.[3]
Reaction[]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang to express his condolences regarding the accident.[4]
References[]
- ^ "North Korea bus crash: 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans killed in 'major traffic accident'". The Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ McKirdy, Euan. "Dozens of Chinese tourists killed in North Korea traffic accident, government say". CNN. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "32 Chinese tourists killed in North Korea bus accident". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "NK leader mourns Chinese tourists killed in bus accident". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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