Eleven people were killed and 39 injured when a bus skidded off the Harbin-Tongjiang Expressway and overturned in Yilan county, Heilongjiang province, around 5 pm on Saturday.

The driver was speeding at 130 km/ph despite the icy road and fog, and carrying 50 people, more than its capacity, said Wang Wenbo, deputy director of the Harbin-Tongjiang Expressway administrative office.

The injured have been admitted to hospital.