Traffic accident kills 14 in Shanxi
( 2004-01-23 09:16) (Xinhua)
A coach carrying 28 people overturned Thursday, killing 14 including the
driver in north China's Shanxi Province.
The accident took place at 7:55 a.m. near Gaoping City in the south of the
province. Nine people died at the scene and another five died in a nearby
hospital.
The other 14 people were all injured, some critically.
The initial investigation indicated that the coach was overloaded and the
driver was fatigued due to overnight driving.
The coach left Houma City for Changzi County, both near the Yellow River, a
journey usually taking four to five hours to coverthe 180 kilometers because the
roads linking the two places are poor.
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