Bus smashed by semi after reversing on highway (VIDEO)

A security camera caught the carnage as a tourist bus began reversing on a highway south of Shanghai, China; the driver has missed the exit and decided that reversing on a major highway made more sense than going on to the next exit.

According to ninemsn, Chinese media reports that the semi-trailer slammed into the tourist bus at speed, with the force of the impact sending the bus hurtling into a roll, lifting the driver from his seat and tossing him through the window.

The bus reportedly slid 50 metres down the road and ripped apart a steel fence before coming to halt.



The crash occurred last Friday near the Fu Ling exchange outside Jinhua, south of Shanghai.

Chinese media reports 23 people were injured and the truck driver killed instantly.

It is unclear what injuries the bus driver sustained or whether he will face charges.

Chinese media described the scene as "chaotic" as up to 120 emergency personnel attended the accident, which closed the highway and created a traffic jams several kilometers long.