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On 22 April 2018, a bus in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea transporting Chinese tourists fell off a bridge, killing thirty-two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, who were organized by the Utopia. The cause of the accident was not immediately disclosed.

Accident

The bus was traveling from Kaesong to Pyongyang, when the bus went off of the bridge in the North Hwanghae Province.

Reaction

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang to express his condolences regarding the accident.

References

1. "32 Chinese tourists dead in North Korea bus crash were on a 'red tour'". South China Morning Post. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
2. "North Korea bus crash: 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans killed in 'major traffic accident'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
3. McKirdy, Euan. "Dozens of Chinese tourists killed in North Korea traffic accident, government say". CNN. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
4. "32 Chinese tourists killed in North Korea bus accident". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
5. "NK leader mourns Chinese tourists killed in bus accident". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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