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| 2018 North Korea bus accident | |
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| Date | April 22, 2018 |
| Country | North Korea |
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| 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]
The bus was traveling from Kaesong to Pyongyang, when the bus went off of the bridge in the North Hwanghae Province. [4]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang to express his condolences regarding the accident. [5]
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