5 dead, 11 injured in South China road accident

NANNING - Five people were killed and 11 were injured after a truck collided head-on with five cars on a highway in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region Wednesday, local authorities said.

The accident occurred at about 2:30 pm when a truck broke through the guardrail in the middle of a highway in the city of Qinzhou and crashed into five cars on the opposite lane, the city's emergency management bureau said.

Among the 11 injured, one was in serious condition, the bureau said.

The truck driver has been put in police custody and a further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.