CHINA / Regional

Four killed, two injured in E. China traffic accident
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-26 18:39

Four people were killed and another two were injured in a traffic accident Tuesday afternoon in east China's Zhejiang Province, confirmed local traffic police on Wednesday.

The accident occurred at about 5:15 p.m. when a pickup truck carrying six farmers collided with a heavy-duty truck on the No. 330 national highway in Qingtian county.

Four people on the pickup truck died on the spot. The two injured were in stable condition after receiving medical treatment, police said.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.