Dalam rekaman kamera pengawas bus yang diunggah oleh People's Daily China menunjukkan, suara penumpang berteriak keras dan pengemudi mulai kehilangan kendali.
Saksi mata mengatakan, mereka melihat bus membelok ke arah jalan yang salah, sebelum menabrak pagar pembatas.
Operasi besar-besaran dilakukan untuk upaya penyelamatan, namun dilaporkan tak ada korban yang masih hidup.
Bangkai bus berhasil diangkat dari sungai pada kedalaman 71 meter, Rabu (31/11/2018) malam.
Beberapa jenazah korban diangkat oleh tim penyelam yang dikerahkan oleh pihak berwenang.
Chongqing bus plunge: A fight between a passenger and the driver caused the bus to lose control and plunge into the Yangtze River, killing 15 people on board, according to a local police investigation. Video retrieved from the black box shows the last moment of the doomed bus. pic.twitter.com/hwsAjauMfL
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) November 2, 2018
Fifteen people were confirmed on a bus that plunged into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on Sunday. Two bodies have been retrieved from the river so far. Rescue work is still ongoing. Over 1,000 rescuers with 48 rescue boats recently arrived to carry out salvage operations. pic.twitter.com/4QXzEpXMKy
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) October 29, 2018