Five people were killed and?12 injured in a car crash in
southeast China's Zhejiang
Province, said local police on Saturday.
The accident occurred at around 5 AM the day before in Lucheng
District of Wenzhou City, on a section of the No. 330 National
Highway. A car carrying six ran into a minibus with 15 on board,
killing five immediately.
All the injured, including one who was badly wounded, were
hospitalized, sources said. Investigation into the cause is
underway.
At 6 AM on Saturday, eight people were also killed and a dozen
more injured in a freeway accident in?Jiangxi
Province, according to local sources.
The tragedy happened on Nanchang-Zhangshu Freeway as a truck
loaded with rolled steel and slag heading for Zhangzhou from
Yichun, both in Jiangxi, suddenly changed lane without signaling,
causing a sedan and bus to collide into it.
Three of the five people in the sedan, including the driver, and
four on the bus were killed on the spot, according to Yu Yaoping, a
senior official from the provincial traffic control bureau, who
rushed to the site to organize the rescue operation.
One person died later in the local hospital. The remainder, most
of whom suffered leg fractures, are still under medical
supervision. The cause of the accident is being investigated
further.
(Xinhua News Agency February 6, 2005)