Across China: Zhejiang

Accident kills one

Two tractors and a truck were involved in a pileup over a bridge in Hangzhou, leaving one killed and three injured yesterday.

According to the police, the tractors were parked on one side of the bridge and the drivers were trying to fix some mechanical problems. Then the truck came near, rear-ended a tractor, and caused the latter to crash into the other. One of the tractors' drivers who was on the ground fixing his broken vehicle got sandwiched between the chassis and the tire. He was pulled out dead.