Beijing: An overloaded double-decker bus burst into flames on a highway in central China early on Friday, killing 41 people on board and injuring six, state media said.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the six passengers who managed to escape the blaze in Henan province's Xinyang city were all hospitalized, with one in critical condition. It said the sleeper coach had a 35-passenger limit but was carrying 47 people.
Officials said they would have to use DNA tests to identify the bodies because they were so badly burned, Xinhua reported.
The charred bus stopped in a median between two highway lanes. The bunk beds were burnt down to their metal frames.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the six passengers who managed to escape the blaze in Henan province's Xinyang city were all hospitalized, with one in critical condition. It said the sleeper coach had a 35-passenger limit but was carrying 47 people.
Officials said they would have to use DNA tests to identify the bodies because they were so badly burned, Xinhua reported.
The charred bus stopped in a median between two highway lanes. The bunk beds were burnt down to their metal frames.
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