(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-12-21 07:00

GUANGZHOU -- Six people in an overloaded car died after the car collided with a truck early Thursday morning in South China's Guangdong Province.

Rescuers inspect a damaged car after a collision with a truck in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province December 21, 2007. [Xinhua]

The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. near a bus station in Zhanjiang City when the car was crushed by a sand-carrying truck. The car was caught on fire after the collision. Five people in the car died at the scene, according to local traffic police.

Rescuers found a passenger who was seriously injured on the backseat, who later died in hospital.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.