Van falls into river in China; eight senior citizens killed

A minivan carrying nine senior citizens fell into a river in China's south Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing eight people.

Published: 05th May 2018 04:05 PM  |   Last Updated: 05th May 2018 04:05 PM   |  A+A-

By PTI

BEIJING: A minivan carrying nine senior citizens fell into a river in China's south Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing eight people.

The vehicle fell into the river in Shantou Township of Cangwu County on Thursday night.

Eight people were killed while one was missing.

All nine people were local senior citizens, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Rescuers were searching for the missing person, the report added.

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