Shanghai bus veers into a river

A Shanghai bus veered into a river Sunday evening, according to local media reports.

On-site videos circulating online show that rescuers are managing to pull the Route 71 bus out of the river.

According to Shanghai fire and rescue authorities, they received the report at 6:55 pm and rescuers arrived at the site in around 5 minutes and carried out rescue work.

The bus driver was taken out of the bus around 7:28 pm, but at the time was unconscious and was transferred to an ambulance.

When the accident happened, no passengers were on the bus.