A further 16 people were injured, including a schoolbooy who tried to pull out survivors but fell when the sinkhole widened. The cause of the deadly incident in Xining, the capital of Qinghai province, was not immediately known. In recent months China has experienced a number of road collapses, mainly connected to the construction of underground railways. The sinkhole, which was ten metres wide, appeared suddenly at a bus stop outside a hospital STR/AFP/Getty ImagesSurveillance footage shows passengers boarding a city bus when the road in front of the vehicle suddenly caves in. The bus careers into…

Source: The Times January 14, 2020 12:11 UTC