China: Bus overturns in Hainan province , 8 killed
"The accident happened at about 11 a.m. in Chengmai County, where Xincai School had organized an outing for 586 students in 14 buses, according to the county government," China's Xinhua news agency reported.
"The county government has already paid 100,000 yuan (16,258 U.S. dollars) to the families of each of those killed," it said,
Authorities have started investigating the cause of the mishap.
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