Car plows into street sweepers; 5 killed

Five street sweepers were killed and two more were injured when they were struck by a car on Erhuan Bridge in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.

The driver, surnamed Li, has been detained by local police for suspected drunken driving.

Although Li claimed that failure of his steering wheel was to blame, police said, tests found that his blood alcohol level was 146 milligrams per 100 milliliters.