26 victims identified in NW China expressway collision

 YAN'AN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The identity of 26 people, who were killed in a bus-tanker¹ collision in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Sunday, have been confirmed, the local government said Tuesday.

DNA² testing has been completed for all of the crash victims and experts are checking the results to ensure their accuracy, the Yan'an municipal government said.

The accident happened in Yan'an at around 2 a.m. Sunday, when a double-decker sleeper³ bus crashed into a methanol-loaded tanker and caught fire on the Baotou-Maoming expressway.

The 39-seat bus was full at the time of the crash, with three survivors⁴ sent to local hospitals for treatment. Two of the survivors, who were seriously injured, are currently in stable condition. Another slightly-injured passenger is receiving further treatment.

A compensation plan for the victims' relatives has been drafted and the compensation will be issued soon, the local government said.

The State Council has sent an investigation⁵ team to Yan'an to look into the accident, said officials with the State Administration of Work Safety.

1 tanker   

n.油轮

参考例句：

• The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
• Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。

2 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

3 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。