8 killed as van carrying kids plunges into pond

Eight people were killed on Tuesday after a vehicle plunged into a pond in Pengze county, Jiujiang city, in East China's Jiangxi province, local police said on Wednesday.

According to a statement from the Pengze county public security bureau, the single-vehicle accident occurred at about 4 pm on a rural road in Xiangshui village, Dingshan town.

Police, firefighters and medical personnel rushed to the scene after receiving a report and carried out rescue operations.