Traffic accident kills 6 in central China
Updated: 2012-02-10 13:25
(Xinhua)
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WUHAN - Six people died and three were injured after a small truck plunged off a cliff on Thursday in the central province of Hubei, local authorities said Friday.
The truck carrying nine people, three more than it was safe to carry, lost control in a small village in Xianfeng county. Five people died at the scene and another died in hospital, police said.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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