Six dead after Beijing-Shanghai highway crash

Six people died and another seven injured in a car crash on the Beijing-Shanghai highway on Thursday morning.

According to police, a truck crossed lanes after being rear ended and crashed into a minibus at the Taixing section of the highway at 4:40 am.

The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment and an investigation has been launched into the accident, according to the public security bureau of Taixing city.