Beijing, In a tragic incident, a bus veered out of an expressway and fell into a ditch due to flat tyre in north China's Tianjin City in which atleast 26 people were killed.

According to the officials, "accident occurred yesterday when the bus carrying 30 people broke the guardrail at the Baodi section of the Tianjin-Jixian expressway and fell into a ditch".

Due to the flat tyre, the driver lost his control.

The bus was en route to Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province. a ticket seller and two passengers, sustained slight injuries in the accident.

Bodies of the victims were retrieved as the bus was pulled out from water.