At least 31 people were killed when a bus they were travelling in plunged into a ditch in central China on Friday, the second major road accident in a week.
The accident took place on a national highway in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, Xinhua news agency reported.
This is a second major road accident in China in the last few days.
Thirty nine people were killed on August 26 when a double ducker bus collided with a tanker carrying methanol.