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Five killed in car-coach collision in north China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-29 00:08

HOHHOT - Five people died Monday afternoon after a car collided head-on with a coach in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said local authorities.

The accident happened around 3:40 p.m. in Xinghe County of Ulanqab City. Three men and two women in the car died at the scene, said a spokesman with the regional work safety bureau.

An initial investigation showed the coach was en route from Hohhot, the regional capital, to a graphite mine in Xinghe County.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.