4 killed, 7 injured in road accident in central China

CHANGSHA -- Four people were killed and seven others injured in a traffic accident in Liuyang city, Central China's Hunan province, according to the local security bureau on Tuesday.

At around 11:30 am on Tuesday, a truck veered into the opposite lane on a provincial highway, colliding with an oncoming bus.

Those injured are being treated in hospital and their injuries are not life-threatening.

An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.