16 blamed for series of bus shelter cave-ins

Sixteen people, including designers and government officials, have been found responsible for the collapse of 16 bus shelters, one of which proved fatal, after heavy snowfall in Hefei, capital of Anhui province.

One person was killed and 27 others injured when the shelters caved in during the two days following a blizzard that battered the city on Jan 3.

An investigative team, comprised of local officials as well as 11 experts from Tsinghua University and Southeast University, concluded that the incidents were a result of weak aluminum pillars and shoddy design.