Road accident kills 4, injures 6 in Gansu
Updated: 2011-07-07 13:12
(Xinhua)
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LANZHOU - Four died and six others were injured - two seriously - when an overloaded three-wheel motor vehicle and a truck collided head-on early Thursday morning in Northwest China's Gansu province, local safety authorities said.
The accident happened at about 6:40 am at the Jieheba section on State Highway 312, the Gansu Provincial Administration of Work Safety said in a statement.
The three-wheel vehicle was overloading nine passengers illegally when the accident happened, an initial investigation has shown.
The driver of the three-wheel vehicle and three passengers on board died at the scene, and other six passengers were injured, including two in critical condition.
A further investigation into the accident is under way.