17 killed in rear-end collision in N China

Updated: 2011-08-28 13:15

(Xinhua)

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SHIJIAZHUANG - At least 17 people were killed and 17 others injured in north China's Hebei Province Sunday morning, according to the local police.

The accident happened at around 5 am when an Iveco bus loading 34 migrant workers rear-ended with a semi-trailer parking at the roadside in Shangyi County of the city of Zhangjiakou.

Rescue work is underway.