ABOUT 20 petitioners yesterday staged a protest outside the Shenzhen Government Office and demanded compensation for relatives who were injured in a bus accident last month when the city was hit by flooding.
Fourteen of the victims were still being treated at the Shenzhen Red Cross Hospital and at least three could die if they did not receive proper treatment soon, the victims' relatives said.
The accident happened in the early hours of the 27th of September, after a bus carrying about 20 passengers had stalled in floodwaters as high as two metres.
A fire broke out on the bus, fuelled by petrol from the tank, causing severe injuries to many of those trapped on board.
Relatives of those hurt gathered at the main gate of the government office yesterday morning and put up a banner which read ''Fighting for Justice for Victims of the September 27 Incident''.
They claimed that the Shenzhen Public Bus Company should be held responsible for the accident and was liable to pay them compensation as well as all the victims' medical expenses.
