In Hunchun, a city in China's Jilin province, a bus carrying tourists from Russia collided with an excavator.
The accident occurred on June 22 as the bus was heading to the city of Yanji. There were a total of 33 passengers on board.
Status of the Russian tourists
An official from the Primorsky Krai Tourism Ministry stated that there were 24 Russian tourists on the bus and none of them were injured. The official noted that these tourists had come to China not through a travel agency, but under the visa-free regime and with their own travel plans.
Injuries and vehicle information
In the accident, three of the nine Chinese passengers on the bus were slightly injured. The injured are not in life-threatening condition.
According to preliminary verbal information from the Hunchun Foreign Affairs Office, the bus belongs to the Yanbian Northeast Asia Passenger Transport Company. The Primorsky Krai Tourism Ministry reported that it is in contact with the Chinese Consulate General.