Statement: Investigation and People

statement: An initial investigation reported that the accident was caused by a flat tire, according to the Xinhua news agency in a Sunday story, according to Xinhua China. The statement added that 36 people were also injured, 9 seriously. The bus, which was driving north, broke through a barrier dividing two lanes on a motorway and crashed into a truck carrying 3 people moving in the opposite direction, said police from the city of Yixing in Jiangsu province. Authorities sent emergency responders to the site immediately. Reporting by Ben Blanchard in Beijing; Writing by Engen Tham in Shanghai; Editing by Kim Coghill (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.