Heart attack sees bus driver ram crowd, kill 3 pedestrians

An ambulance stops at the site of the bus accident that took place in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 8, 2024. (Photo/China News Service)

(ECNS) -- An out-of-control bus ran over pedestrians in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province on Monday, killing at least three people.

The bus lost control and veered into a crowd of pedestrians on Dielong Road, from the intersection of Shengli Road to the intersection of Zigu Road at about 11:42 a.m. Three people died at the scene while seven others were injured and taken to hospital.

Currently, the driver, a man surnamed Li, has been detained by the police.

According to preliminary investigations, the 51-year-old driver suffered a sudden heart attack and lost consciousness while driving the vehicle throug the intersection. Further investigations are underway.