A tourist bus rolls over in Laos 13 Chinese tourists die 21 August 58 at 20:20
On the 19th in Laos, a bus carrying Chinese tourists heading for the northern Luang Prabang, a World Heritage site, overturned and at least 13 people died.
According to the Lao police, on the afternoon of 19th, a tourist bus carrying over 40 Chinese tourists fell to the side of the road on the way from the capital Vientiane to Luang Prabang in the north.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced that at least 13 Chinese people were killed and 33 people, including two Laos, were injured.
The scene is a mountain road with a curved road about 180 km north of Vientiane.
The northern part of Luang Prabang where the tourist bus was heading is a World Heritage site with temples and French colonial houses, and many Chinese tourists recently visited in addition to Western countries and Japan. Has become a popular tourist destination.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident.