Fatal China bus crash a deliberate act of revenge by driver, police say
- Driver drove vehicle off road and into reservoir after seeing his former home demolished to make way for redevelopment, public security officials say
- In all, 20 passengers killed and 15 others injured in incident
A bus driver deliberately drove his vehicle off the road into a reservoir in southern China last week, killing 21 people on board in an act of revenge against society over the government demolition of his former home, police said on Sunday.
Public security authorities in Anshun, Guizhou province, said the 52-year-old driver, identified only by his surname Zhang, went to the residence on Tuesday morning.
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Fatal bus crash a deliberate act of revenge by driver, killing 21 in China
Zhang had permanent lease rights to the home which was owned by a local authority but the structure was earmarked for demolition as part of a “shanty town redevelopment plan”.
He called a government hotline, complaining that his residence should not be destroyed before he was granted a new one, the police said, adding that the home was demolished that morning.
Zhang then bought some alcohol at around 9.04am, decanted it into a drink bottle and went to work at the bus company, according to the police statement.