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Two killed, 27 injured in N China road accident

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-30 16:28

SHIJIAZHUANG - Two students were killed and 27 people were injured after a coach carrying college students collided with a truck and a van in north China's Hebei province Friday, local authorities said Saturday.

The coach was carrying students from four colleges in Chengde city for a travel to the coastal city Qinhuangdao. The accident happened at around 10:00 am Friday when the coach reached Kuancheng county, according to a statement from the Chengde municipal government.

The injured were being treated in local hospitals. The cause of the accident was under investigation, it said.