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7 die after farm vehicle plunges into ditch

(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-08-23 13:35

LANZHOU - Seven people have died and another one remained missing after a farm vehicle carrying nine people fell into a roadside ditch in Northwest China's Gansu province, local authorities said Thursday.

The accident happened at 8:30 pm Wednesday in the rural township of Shawo in Jingtai county, the Gansu Provincial Work Safety Bureau said in a statement.

Rescuers are still searching for the missing person, it said.

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