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On Sunday, a tragedy struck in Chongqing, after a bus crashed into oncoming traffic before falling into the Yangtze River. The accident 1 (cause) by a fight between an angry passenger and the bus driver left 15 people dead.
A woman passenger failed 2 (get) off at her drop-off station. She demanded the driver an immediate stop, but the driver refused. 3 was unexpected was that she later struck the driver on the head with her mobile phone, and the driver took his right hand off the wheel to fight back. Then, he lost control of the bus and crashed into a red car before breaking through the bridge guardrail and tumbling into the river. People witnessed the disastrous scene, 4 (hope) looking on as the tragedy occurred. One of the rescue workers said the bus 5 (sink) to a depth of 68 meters.
6 is very basic common sense that the lives and 7 (safe) of the whole bus depend upon the driver. As the one 8 (responsibility) for the whole bus, he should have stopped the bus 9 the roadside to ensure that it was safe while under attack. On the other hand, the woman attacked the driver simply on account of her own fault.
Feeling terribly sorry for the tragedy, many netizens blamed the woman for the crash, 10 others criticized the driver for his reaction.