12 victims identified in tunnel crash, fire

The 12 victims of a deadly traffic accident in Weihai, Shandong province, on Tuesday have all been identified, the local government said on Wednesday.

Eleven kindergarten students and the driver were killed when the bus with 13 people on board, including the children's teacher, rear-ended another vehicle in a tunnel around 9 am on Tuesday and burst into flames, said Ye Liyun, a deputy mayor of Weihai.

Five of the children, aged 3 to 6, were from the Republic of Korea and six were Chinese nationals. They were pupils at an international kindergarten in Weihai.