Eight people were killed and 19 others injured when a tourist bus overturned and plunged into a valley in southwestern China today, state media reported.
Twenty-seven people were aboard the bus when it plummeted into the valley in Yunnan Province, state-run Xinhua reported.
Eight people died at the spot, the report said.
An initial investigation indicated that the vehicle overturned due to a lack of traction caused by heavy rain.
