At least 36 people died, and 36 others were injured in east China when a packed coach with a flat tyre collided with a truck, authorities said Sunday.
The bus was carrying 69 people — its maximum capacity — when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the freight truck on an expressway in Jiangsu province of east China on Saturday morning, the Yixing public security bureau said.
A preliminary investigation determined that the accident was caused by a flat tyre on the left front wheel of the bus, the bureau said in a statement.
Nine people were seriously injured, 26 were slightly hurt and one was discharged from hospital.
The Changchun-Shenzhen expressway reopened after eight hours of rescue work.