Road accident kills 20 in northwest China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-02 12:05

Twenty people were killed and a dozen more injured in a road accident in Kuqa, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tuesday.

The accident happened around 8:30 am when a coal-laden truck and a bus collided head-on on National Highway 314.

The two vehicles were damaged badly in the accident, said a witness.

Rescue is underway.