Police in shock as SIXTY-SIX children found crammed into an eight-seater van in China



It may have looked like a Guinness Book of Records attempt to cram as many schoolchildren in one van.

But stunned police in northern China couldn't believe what they found inside the vehicle when they stopped a driver for overloading.

There were SIXTY-SIX youngsters, aged four to five years old, standing and sitting in a van designed for just EIGHT passengers.

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No more room inside: Sixty-six youngsters, stiflingly close together, were found inside an eight-seater van in northern China on their way to school

Crammed: The van which had the eight seats removed and replaced below with rows of wooden benches for the schoolchildren

They watched in amazement as the the boys and girls quietly trooped out of the van and lined up beside the road in Qianan city, Hebei province.

The driver had modified the vehicle by taking out the seats and replacing them with rows of wooden benches.

While he was given a series of tickets for breaking a number of motoring laws, the children were counted.

Then they were picked up by 12 police vans and taken home - none the worse for their adventure.

Counting: Police officers watch as the children leave the van and stand beside the road as they question the driver

Child's play: An officer talks to the youngsters while they wait to be taken home in 12 police vans