GUIYANG - Seven people were confirmed dead on Tuesday and two others remained missing after a minivan fell into a reservoir in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Sunday, rescuers said.
Rescuers had pulled the wreckage ashore and retrieved seven bodies, including the bodies of two children, from the reservoir as of Tuesday, according to the rescue headquarters at the site.
The search for the two missing people is ongoing, the headquarters said.
The accident happened at about 2:40 pm on Sunday, when an eight-seat minivan carrying 15 passengers fell into the Shiqiaohe Reservoir in Pu'an county, according to the county government.
Six people, including the driver, have been rescued, while nine others were reported missing after the accident.
The bus was carrying people home from a local fair, and the driver, a teacher from a local middle school, is being interrogated for illegal operation, police said.
The reservoir is 20 meters deep and the water is murky -- factors that have increased the difficulty of the rescue work, local officials said.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
