On Friday night, a small ferry was hit by an oil spill cleaning vessel on a river in southern China, killing 11 people while five more are missing. Nineteen people fell overboard during the crash on the Yuanshui River in Hunan province on Tuesday morning, and three were rescued the same day, according to the media reports.
The accident happened at a point where the river is more than 60 metres (200 feet) deep, on average, and 500 metres (1,600 feet) wide. Rescue teams salvaged the ferry on Friday night and are continuing the search. One person who was rescued escaped the ferry by breaking a window with his foot, said a relative.
The relative also said the ferry is the main way for people to come and go from their village. A video obtained showed the much larger oil spill cleaning vessel hitting the ferry from behind in calm water. Three people on the larger boat, none of whom injured, were placed under investigation by police following it their boat reached shore safely.
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