6 dead, 7 hurt in crash on bridge in Hunan

Six people died and seven others were injured in a crash on a bridge in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Monday morning, local traffic police reported.

At 7:36 am on Monday, a car driven by a 43-year-old man surnamed Liu was rear-ended by another car driven by a 57-year-old driver surnamed Wang. Liu lost control and crashed into multiple cars in the oncoming lane, the Zhuzhou public security bureau said in a statement.

Authorities are looking into the cause of the crash, the statement said.