Bus Plunges 70 Feet Into Ravine, Injuring 15 Japanese Tourists
A bus carrying Japanese tourists plunged 70 feet off a highway into a ravine Wednesday night, injuring 15 people, the California Highway Patrol said.
The bus, carrying 31 people, was returning to San Francisco from Yosemite National Park, the CHP said. Knights Ferry is on the Stanislaus River, about 40 miles southeast of Stockton.
The cause of the accident on California 120 was not immediately determined.
Injured passengers, who suffered broken bones, scrapes and bruises, were taken to hospitals in Modesto and Oakdale.
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