江苏丰县校车事故：遇难学生人数上升至15人

BEIJING - At least 15 pupils were confirmed dead after a school bus rolled over in Xuzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.

北京：江苏省徐州市丰县首羡镇中心小学校车事故已造成至少15名学生死亡。

The accident occurred around 6 pm on Monday when the busoverturned into a river. Twenty-nine pupils were aboard at the time, a publicity official from the city of Xuzhou, told China Daily.

徐州市的一位宣传部门官员告诉《中国日报》，事故发生在周一晚上6点，校车因躲避来往车辆侧翻掉入路边的河里，当时车上共有29名学生。

As of 11:30 pm on Monday, 12 pupils had died and 11 were injured, including three severely, Zhang said.The bus driver only suffered minor injuries.

该名张姓官员表示，到周一晚上11点半，12名学生抢救无效死亡，11人受伤，其中3人伤势较重。根据最新消息，3名重伤学生抢救无效死亡，幸存伤者还有8名。校车司机只受到了一些轻伤。

"The bus was traveling on the road when two electric bikes suddenly cut in and the driver was trying to avoid them," Zhang said.

张表示：“校车当时在路上正常行驶，有两辆电动车突然超车，司机为了躲开不慎造成校车侧翻事故。”

The 29 pupils - first, second and fourth graders - were on their way home.

这29名学生，多为一年级、二年级和四年级的小学生，当时正是在放学回家的路上。

The bus was produced by Shaolin Auto Co Ltd in Henan province and had a full capacity of 52 passengers.

这辆校车出产自河南省少林汽车有限公司，可搭载52名乘客。

Local radio reported that shoes and school bags could be seen floating on the river. Authorities sent 20 ambulances and a heavy crane as part of the rescue effort.

当地电台报道称河里飘满了孩子们的鞋子和书包。当地政府派出了20辆救护车和1辆重型吊车参与到救援工作中。

A day prior to the accident, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council published draft regulations aimed at improving school bus safety, a move sparked by a nationwide outcry following the deaths of 20 children in an overcrowded, nine-seat bus.

就在事故发生前一天，国务院法制办公室发布了旨在提高校车安全的法律草案，此项草案的出台也是由于11月17日甘肃正宁发生的校车事故引发的全国抗议。11月17日甘肃正宁，只有9个座位的校车当时共乘坐64名学生，事故造成了20名儿童死亡。