2018 North Korea bus accident

2018 North Korea bus accident
Details
Date	April 22, 2018
Country	North Korea
Statistics
Deaths	36

On 22 April 2018, a bus in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea transporting Chinese tourists fell off a bridge, killing thirty-two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, who were organized by the Utopia. ^{[1] [2]} The cause of the accident was not immediately disclosed. ^[3]

Accident

The bus was traveling from Kaesong to Pyongyang, when the bus went off of the bridge in the North Hwanghae Province. ^[4]

Reaction

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang to express his condolences regarding the accident. ^[5]

References

1. "32 Chinese tourists dead in North Korea bus crash were on a 'red tour'" . South China Morning Post . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
2. "North Korea bus crash: 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans killed in 'major traffic accident'" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
3. McKirdy, Euan. "Dozens of Chinese tourists killed in North Korea traffic accident, government say". CNN . Retrieved 23 April 2018.
4. "32 Chinese tourists killed in North Korea bus accident". Pakistan Today . Retrieved 23 April 2018.
5. "NK leader mourns Chinese tourists killed in bus accident". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 24 April 2018.