Dozen feared dead as China bus falls in reservoir

BEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A bus carrying more than 20 passengers plunged into a reservoir in east China today and a about a dozen people were missing, feared dead, Xinhua news agency said.

The accident occurred in Taishun county in coastal Zhejiang province when the bus collided with a truck and fell more than 10 metres into the Pengxi reservoir and sank, Xinhua said.

Seven people had been rescued but the others were feared dead, it said.

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