North Korean leader visits China embassy, hospital after fatal bus crash

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a hospital following a bus accident involving Chinese tourists in North Hwanghae province, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on April 24, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang on Monday to express "deep sympathy" over a bus accident that killed 32 Chinese tourists and critically injured two, the North's state media said on Tuesday.

"He said that the unexpected accident brought bitter sorrow to his heart and that he couldn't control his grief at the thought of the bereaved families who lost their blood relatives," the North's central news agency said.