15 students killed as bus rolls into river
江蘇豐縣校車側(cè)翻事故：遇難學生人數(shù)上升至15人

BEIJING - At least 15 pupils were confirmed dead after a school bus rolled over in Xuzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.
北京：江蘇省徐州市豐縣首羨鎮(zhèn)中心小學校車事故已造成至少15名學生死亡。

The accident occurred around 6 pm on Monday when the busoverturned into a river. Twenty-nine pupils were aboard at the time, a publicity official from the city of Xuzhou, told China Daily.
徐州市的一位宣傳部門官員告訴《中國日報》，事故發(fā)生在周一晚上6點，校車因躲避來往車輛側(cè)翻掉入路邊的河里，當時車上共有29名學生。

As of 11:30 pm on Monday, 12 pupils had died and 11 were injured, including three severely, Zhang said.The bus driver only suffered minor injuries.
該名張姓官員表示，到周一晚上11點半，12名學生搶救無效死亡，11人受傷，其中3人傷勢較重。根據(jù)最新消息，3名重傷學生搶救無效死亡，幸存?zhèn)哌€有8名。校車司機只受到了一些輕傷。

"The bus was traveling on the road when two electric bikes suddenly cut in and the driver was trying to avoid them," Zhang said.
張表示：“校車當時在路上正常行駛，有兩輛電動車突然超車，司機為了躲開不慎造成校車側(cè)翻事故?！?/div>

The 29 pupils - first, second and fourth graders - were on their way home.
這29名學生，多為一年級、二年級和四年級的小學生，當時正是在放學回家的路上。

The bus was produced by Shaolin Auto Co Ltd in Henan province and had a full capacity of 52 passengers.
這輛校車出產(chǎn)自河南省少林汽車有限公司，可搭載52名乘客。

Local radio reported that shoes and school bags could be seen floating on the river. Authorities sent 20 ambulances and a heavy crane as part of the rescue effort.
當?shù)刂晥蟮婪Q河里飄滿了孩子們的鞋子和書包。當?shù)卣沙隽?0輛救護車和1輛重型吊車參與到救援工作中。

A day prior to the accident, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council published draft regulations aimed at improving school bus safety, a move sparked by a nationwide outcry following the deaths of 20 children in an overcrowded, nine-seat bus.
就在事故發(fā)生前一天，國務院法制辦公室發(fā)布了旨在提高校車安全的法律草案，此項草案的出臺也是由于11月17日甘肅正寧發(fā)生的校車事故引發(fā)的全國抗議。11月17日甘肅正寧，只有9個座位的校車當時共乘坐64名學生，事故造成了20名兒童死亡。