CHINA: Coach crash in China kills 11 children

Eleven young children, mostly South Korean, were killed when a coach crashed in a tunnel in China’s eastern Shandong province. The driver of the coach was also killed and a teacher was seriously injured. The children, aged between three and seven, were being driven to their kindergarten in the city of Weihai. Pictures from the […]

Eleven young children, mostly South Korean, were killed when a coach crashed in a tunnel in China’s eastern Shandong province.

The driver of the coach was also killed and a teacher was seriously injured.

The children, aged between three and seven, were being driven to their kindergarten in the city of Weihai.

Pictures from the scene show the coach in flames and smoke pouring from the tunnel. The cause of the accident on Tuesday is being investigated.

The children all attended a kindergarten at the Zhongshi International School in Weihai, local authorities say.