A fight between the bus driver and an angry passenger caused the Chongqing bus to plunge into Yangtze River on Sunday, which left 13 people dead and 2 missing, said Chongqing police said on Friday morning.

Screen shot from black-box recording of the bus plunging into Yangtze River. [Photo: ifeng.com]

Based on the black-box recording device from the bus and other evidence, a female passenger surnamed Liu, 48, missed her stop and asked the driver surnamed Ran, 43, to stop immediately. After the driver refused to stop, Liu hit the driver’s head with her cell phone. During the fight, Ran lost control of the bus and the vehicle broke through a guardrail and plunged into the river with an estimated 15 passengers on board in Wanzhou, Chongqing.

The bus was lifted out of water Wednesday night.

Earlier, the black-box recording device from the bus was found and handed over to local public security bureau.

The bus was located 71 meters below the river's surface.

Rescuers salvage the wreck of a bus that plunged into the Yangtze River in Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday October 31, 2018. [Photo: People's Daily]