Family of bus fatality given 560,000 yuan

The parents of an 18-year-old man, killed in a tragic bus crash on Nov 10, have received an out of court settlement of 560,000 yuan from the bus company, local media reported yesterday.

The family of Li Junbo and the Beijing Public Transport Holdings held a four-hour private negotiation last Friday to decide on the amount of compensation to be awarded, the Beijing News said.

The family had originally asked for 1.2 million yuan for their son's death, but the bus company said their limit was 280,000 yuan.