2015 Ji'an bus accident

Motor vehicle accident in Ji'an, China Ji'an bus accident China Jilin 1 256 Crash site 40 58 125 55 Location shown near China–North Korea border July 1, 2015 15:36 (3:36 p.m.) Ji'an, Jilin China Xinshiji Tour Agency excessive speed 28 11 17 March 2024 The Ji'an bus accident (ko 지안 버스 추락 사고; 吉林旅行团大巴车坠桥事故) occurred on July 1, 2015, in Ji'an, China, in which a bus carrying visiting South Korean civil servants went off a bridge. Ten Koreans and the Chinese bus driver were killed, and another 17 were injured (eight seriously).Death toll rises to 11 in China bus accident http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/death-toll-rises-11-china-bus-accident https://web.archive.org/web/20150706031831/http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/death-toll-rises-11-china-bus-accident dead July 6, 2015 July 3, 2015 AsiaOne 2015-07-03Ten South Koreans killed in bus crash in northern China July 2, 2015 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1831622/ten-south-koreans-killed-bus-crash-northern-china South China Morning Post 2015-07-02China bus accident kills 10 South Koreans July 2, 2015 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/07/02/china-bus-accident-kills-10-south-koreans SBS 2015-07-03At least eleven people killed in a bus crash in China July 2, 2015 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/at-least-eleven-people-killed-in-a-bus-crash-in-china-10360692.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/at-least-eleven-people-killed-in-a-bus-crash-in-china-10360692.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 2015-07-03 A Korean government official who traveled to China after the accident committed suicide on July 5, 2015, in Ji'an.S. Korean official handling bus crash in China found dead http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/07/05/4/0302000000AEN20150705000851315F.html 6 July 2015 Yonhap 5 July 2015Questions linger over 'suicide' after China bus crash http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/07/05/4/0302000000AEN20150705000851315F.html 6 July 2015 Yonhap 5 July 2015ROK official falls to death in China in suspected suicide http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/05/c_134383864.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150707232559/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/05/c_134383864.htm dead July 7, 2015 6 July 2015 Xinhua News Agency 5 July 2015 Location Ji'an is a popular tourist area in Northeast China due to the province's location on the China–North Korea border, with the two countries separated by the Yalu River, and is the location of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom. It has eight tourist routes to accommodate tourists, many en route to the DPRK.Mengxing Liu MINGtai, Ding Luyang Ji'an's tourism industry takes off http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ June 25, 2015 China Daily 2015-07-03 South Korean officials said the accident victims were part of a 140-person delegation of mainly government employees, on a training program organized by the Local Government Officials Development Institute, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, travelling in a six-bus caravan.10 S. Koreans killed in bus accident in China http://www.koreatimesus.com/10-s-koreans-killed-in-bus-accident-in-china/ July 1, 2015 The Korea Times 2015-07-03 The group was in China to tour historical sites, including places where Korean independence fighters resisted Japan's colonial rule before the end of the Second World War. Accident On July 1, 2015, a bus carrying 26 South Koreans and two Chinese in Ji'an drove off a bridge into a river some 15 m ft below. The South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the initial report.Song Chung ko:‘공무원 버스’ 급커브 지점서 과속 정황 http://news.donga.com/Main/3/all/20150703/72255466/1 July 3, 2015 The Dong-a Ilbo Korean 2015-07-03 The accident occurred around 15:30 (3:30 p.m.) local time, while the bus was traveling on the Ji-dan Highway (集丹公路) towards the Chinese border city of Dandong.Lang Qiuhong, Zong Wei zh:吉林大巴坠桥事故16名韩国伤者被转移到长春接受救治 http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2015/07-02/7380490.shtml July 2, 2015 China News Service Chinese 2015-07-03Xu Chang ko:吉林集丹公路大巴坠桥已致11死17伤 http://www.jcrb.com/tpjj/201507/t20150702_1522319.html July 2, 2015 JCRB Chinese 2015-07-03 2015-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705015736/http://www.jcrb.com/tpjj/201507/t20150702_1522319.html dead The bridge was on a highway that links Yanji, Jilin province, with Dandong in the neighbouring Liaoning province. A screenshot from CCTV footage (with a timestamp of 15:36:21) shows the bus crashing through the north side of the bridge. The bus was owned by the Xinshiji Tour Agency. All 28 passengers were injured or killed: eight died at the scene, one died after arriving at the hospital and the Chinese driver died at the hospital the following day. The remaining 17 passengers were injured, with eight reported in intensive care. One 36-year-old passenger's injuries were described as life-threatening.South Koreans dead in China bus crash http://in.reuters.com/video/2015/07/02/south-koreans-dead-in-china-bus-crash?videoId=364794466 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704205326/http://in.reuters.com/video/2015/07/02/south-koreans-dead-in-china-bus-crash?videoId=364794466 dead July 4, 2015 July 2, 2015 Reuters 2015-07-03Speeding, driver error may be blamed for bus plunge in China http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/07/03/0301000000AEN20150703006600315.html 3 July 2015 Yonhap 3 July 2015 The injured were initially treated at a Ji'an hospital, then transferred to the First Hospital of Jilin University in Changchun on July 2. Eighteen students majoring in Korean at the Jilin Huaqiao University of Foreign Languages in Changchun volunteered to serve as interpreters for each of the injured and their families, who began arriving from South Korea.Injured ROK tourists in intensive care http://www.ecns.cn/2015/07-03/171691.shtml 3 July 2015 Xinhua News Agency 3 July 2015 Investigation The cause for the accident is under investigation. Speeding and driver error may have led to the crash, which was captured on CCTV, Yonhap News Agency reported. No oncoming traffic was present on the bridge. A South Korean consular official in the nearby city of Shenyang was sent to the accident scene and an accident response team was formed. South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn made provisions for relevant authorities to work with China for the handling of the case. The China's Foreign Ministry reported they had contacted Seoul and would take care of funeral arrangements for the victims. On July 5, 2015, in a preliminary report, Ji'an officials said they had determined speeding and improper turning to be the cause of the accident. The speed limit on the mountain road was 40 km/h (approximately 25 mph), in the section of the road, and the driver was reported to be travelling a speed of 64 to 88 km/h.VIDEO: Chinese bus crash caught on camera, 11 dead http://www.wptv.com/news/world/video-chinese-bus-crash-caught-on-camera-11-dead July 5, 2015 WPTV-TV/CNN 2015-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707074314/http://www.wptv.com/news/world/video-chinese-bus-crash-caught-on-camera-11-dead 2015-07-07 dead10 tourist bodies to be sent back to South Korea http://www.china.org.cn/china/2015-07/06/content_35989136.htm July 6, 2015 China.org.cn 2015-07-12 City officials said that tests ruled out the possibility the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.Korean institute chief falls to death after deadly bus trip http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/korean-institute-chief-falls-death-after-deadly-bus-trip July 5, 2015 Today/AP 2015-07-06 Suicide of Choi Doo-yeong On July 5, a Republic of Korea official coordinating the aftermath of the accident was found dead in Ji'an in a suspected suicide. Choi Doo-yeong, 55, was president of the Republic of Korea's Local Government Officials’ Development Institute that organized the trip. He was found on the ground outside his hotel around 3 a.m. and is believed to have jumped to his death. Yonhap News Agency reported Chinese officials had ruled out homicide based on surveillance images and witness testimony. Choi had accompanied Chung Chae-gun, Korea's Vice Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs, to Ji'an after the accident to provide assistance. References 2 40 58 08.6 N 125 55 06.0 E title Category:2015 road incidents in Asia Category:Bus incidents in China Ji'an bus accident Category:2015 in South Korea Category:Disasters in Jilin Category:2015 in international relations Category:China–South Korea relations Category:July 2015 in China