At least 25 killed in bus mishap in China

The bus with 38 people on board was moving on a road covered with thick layer of snow, official Xinhua news agency said.

At least 25 persons were killed on Tuesday when the bus in which they were travelling veered off an icy mountainous road and plunged into a valley in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou.

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Thirteen passengers were injured and two were in a critical condition, doctors said.

The bus with 38 people on board was moving on a road covered with thick layer of snow, official Xinhua news agency said. The region has been experiencing unususally heavy snowfall in the past few days.

The worst-ever snowfall in decades battering several regions across China has claimed 24 lives so far and affected 77.86 million people.