At least 21 dead after bus plunges into lake in SW China

BEIJING (Web Desk) - A bus fell into a lake at the Hongshan reservoir in the city of Anshun in southwest China s Guizhou Province on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people, according to local media.

Fifteen others have been injured as of late afternoon and transferred to a hospital.

Among the 36 people that have been found so far, four are students and one of them has been confirmed dead.

The incident happened at around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday when the bus smashed through a guardrail and sliding down the reservoir, video footage showed.

The bus has been dragged out of the lake.

It s not immediately clear what caused the incident and how many were on board the bus.

Rescue operations are underway and a working team from the Ministry of Public Security has headed to the scene.