[3] The accident occurred at 2:40 a.m.[4][1] A circulating unverified photo shows a passenger bus towed by a truck, with a completely crumpled top.

[8][9] The accident caused anger by Chinese citizens over the strict COVID policies in China and the lack of transparency from authorities.

[1] A woman who claimed to be the daughter of one of the victims wrote a note on social media saying she could "not accept" her mother's death.

[3] Hu Xijin, the former editor in chief of the Global Times and usually a defender of the zero-COVID policy, doubted why the bus was still on the way after 2 a.m.

He questioned on Sina Weibo that "why did Guiyang city have to transport quarantine subjects in a manner that is suspected of serious violations?"