 School vehicle accident The death toll from a school vehicle accident in Central China’s Hunan Province has risen to 14 after four injured children died in hospital and the one missing was also found dead, local authorities said. A three-wheeler taking primary school children to school plunged* into a creek at 7:30 a.m. in Songjiang Township, Hengyang City, on Monday, leaving nine children dead at the scene, said a spokesman with the city government’s information office. New Metro fares Shenzhen announced new Metro line fares on Thursday, adopting a mode combining an initial price with a distance price. According to the new plan, the initial price is 2 yuan (US$0.29) for the first 4 kilometers. A passenger has to pay an additional 1 yuan for every 4 kilometers between 4 and 12 kilometers, and an additional 1 yuan every six kilometers between 12 and 24 kilometers. (SD-Agencies) | 