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Vehicle crash kills seven in southwest China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-04 18:00
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NANNING - The death toll from Monday's road crash involving a bus and a truck in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has risen to seven, a local government official said.
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 This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2010, shows the wreck at the scene of the accident in Du'an county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Seven people died and at least 23 were injured after a bus and a truck collided at 3 a.m., Monday, in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said police. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The accident also left 23 people injured, including seven seriously, said an official from the government of Du'an County, in Hechi City, where the accident occurred.
A 49-seat bus that was carrying 30 people collided with a truck at about 3 a.m. Monday on a highway.
Five people on the bus, one on the truck and a passerby were killed.
All the injured were taken to hospital.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
