Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua
Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua
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‘Ban women drivers’: China’s sexism surfaces after bus plunges into river

  • Social media posts rail against female motorists when reports say the bus collided with a car driven by a woman
  • Two bodies have been found, but search efforts continue for a vehicle believed to be carrying a dozen passengers

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Zoe Low
Zoe Low

Updated: 12:24pm, 30 Oct, 2018

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Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua
Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua
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