The bodies of 10 South Korean officials killed in a bus crash in the northeastern Chinese city of Jian last week arrived here Monday.

They arrived at Incheon International Airport along with 37 bereaved family members and 10 government officials who responded to the mishap in China. The bodies will then be transferred to hospitals in the regions of the local governments they belonged to, a government official said.

The bus carrying 26 South Korean public servants and two Chinese people plunged off a bridge in Jian last Wednesday, killing 11 people, including the Chinese driver.   

The South Korean victims were among a group of 148 government officials who were on a training trip to China, organized by the Local Government Officials' Development Institute.

Choi Doo-yeong, the president of the state-run institute who was found dead Sunday in the Chinese city where he had been handling the aftermath of the accident, will be transferred to Seoul later after further discussions with Chinese authorities, the official said.

Sixteen others injured in the accident will be repatriated after further treatment at hospitals in China, according to the official. (Yonhap)