乘客司机互殴致车辆失控坠江 Fight between driver and passenger behind bus crash

A fight(互殴 hù ōu) between the bus driver(司机 sījī) and an angry passenger(乘客 chéngkè) caused the Chongqing bus to plunge into Yangtze River on Sunday, which left 13 people dead(死亡 sǐwáng) and 2 missing(失踪 shīzōng),  Chongqing police said on Friday morning.

Screen shot(截屏 jiépíng) from black-box recording of the bus plunging into Yangtze River. [Photo: ifeng.com]

Based on the black-box recording device(行车记录仪 xíngchē jìlù yí) from the bus and other evidence, a female passenger surnamed Liu, 48, missed her stop(车站 chēzhàn) and asked the driver surnamed Ran, 43, to stop(停车 tíngchē) immediately. After the driver refused to stop, Liu hit(击打 jī dǎ) the driver's head with her cell phone. During the fight, Ran lost control(失控 shīkòng) of the bus and the vehicle broke through a guardrail(护栏) and plunged into the river with an estimated 15 passengers on board in Wanzhou, Chongqing.

Rescuers salvage(打捞 dǎlāo) the wreck of a bus that plunged into the Yangtze River at Wanzhou, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 31, 2018. The bus was pulled out of water by a floating crane at about 11:30 p.m.(Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

The bus was lifted out of water Wednesday night.

Earlier, the black-box recording device from the bus was found and handed over to local public security bureau.

Rescuers salvage(打捞 dǎlāo) the wreck of a bus that plunged into the Yangtze River at Wanzhou, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 31, 2018. The bus was pulled out of water by a floating crane at about 11:30 p.m.(Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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