At approximately 10:02 a.m., the bus, traveling at 51 km/h, turned into the opposite lane and smashed through the safety barriers on the side of the bridge before plunging into the river.

The footage shows the pair gesturing at each other before the woman swung at the driver with her mobile phone.

[1][3] Chinese authorities were able to eventually determine what happened based on the vehicle's black-box recording, witness accounts, and surveillance videos along the bus route.

[8] Zhao Hu, a lawyer, told Chinese state media that the families of the crash victims could seek damages from the relatives of the bus operator and the female passenger who started the fight.

[9] Zheng Chuankai, a lawyer with Anli Partners in Beijing, said the incident underscored the need to maintain strict laws to punish those who endanger public safety.