China: School bus ploughs into a crowd killing 11 people

State media reports the driver is in custody, and police are investigating the cause of the incident.

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Several others were injured, including one who is in critical condition.

The bus appears to have rammed into the students and parents as they were standing outside the gates of a school in Tai’an city.

The driver "lost control" of the vehicle, state media report, and was taken into custody as police investigate the cause of the incident. It is unclear if the incident was intentional.

"So far, a total of 11 people have died (including six parents and five students)," Chinese state media confirmed, after the bus struck a group of parents and children on the side of the road.

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