3 killed, 16 injured in Yunnan minibus crash

Rescuers conduct rescue work at the site of a minibus crash on a mountain road in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2015.

Rescuers conduct rescue work at the site of a minibus crash on a mountain road in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2015.

A woman gets rescued at the site of a minibus crash on a mountain road in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2015. 

KUNMING, July 27 -- Three people were killed and 16 others injured when a minibus plunged off a mountain road in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday morning. 

The bus carrying 19 people veered off the road between Lijiang City, a famous tourist spot in Yunnan, and Yongsheng County at around 7:15 a.m., said the local government's publicity department.

All the injured have been sent to hospital for treatment. The passengers were not tourists.he bus was not overloaded as it is allowed to carry 19 people. The cause of the crash is under investigation.