广南县超载面包车翻车致6人死亡

KUNMING - An overloaded van taking 12 students home plunged into a 60-meter deep valley in southwest China on Saturday, killing six people and injuring eight others, local officials reported.

周六，中国西南部一辆载有12名学生的超载面包车送学生回家途中坠入60米深的溪谷中致6人死亡，另外8人受伤，当地官方报道。

The eight-seater, loaded with 14 people, rolled into the valley from a mountainous road in the county of Guangnan, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao prefecture of Yunnan province at about 9 am, prefecture officials said. The fatality includes the driver, four students, and an elderly man.

上午9时许，云南省文山壮族苗族自治区广南县这辆只有8个座位却载有14人的面包车从山路上翻入溪谷中。遇害人包括司机，4名学生还有一名老年人。

The injured, all students from a local school, have been hospitalized, while police have launched an investigation into the case, local officials said.

受伤人员和当地学校学生已入院，警方也已展开调查。