Two-vehicle collision kills 2 and injures 4

Two people were killed and four others injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger bus carrying nine people in Songxian county, Henan province, on Wednesday, local traffic authorities said.

The vehicles collided at 7:59 am, according to a notice posted on Sina Weibo by the county's transportation authorities.

Initially, six people were injured. Two of them died later despite receiving medical treatment; one suffered broken ribs and three sustained minor abrasions, it said.

Emergency response and follow-up work are underway.