Twenty bus passengers died in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province after their driver committed suicide by careening into a reservoir on July 7.
Twenty bus passengers died in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province after their driver committed suicide by careening into a reservoir on July 7. An investigation revealed the 52-year-old driver surnamed Zhang was emotionally distraught over his housing situation following his divorce in 2016. According to reports, Zhang moved into his sister’s apartment after a government development project slated his home for demolition. For reasons not mentioned in reports, Zhang did not accept compensation and failed to secure government-subsidized housing. On the day of the crash, he had dialed a government service hotline to complain about his situation, but was unsatisfied with their response, reports read. Netizens have called on the government to provide more care for the mental health of frontline workers, especially those who serve the public daily.
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