5 dead, 3 injured in pileup in East China

HEFEI -- Five people were killed and three others injured in a pileup involving a car and three trucks on a highway in Jieshou county of East China's Anhui province, according to the provincial emergency management department on Friday.

Four people died on site when the accident happened at about 1:50 a.m. Another person died later despite emergency treatment. The three injured people are being treated in a local hospital and are now in stable condition.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.