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3 died, 69 injured in Shandong road accident

(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-12-14 17:34

JINAN - Three people died and 69 others were injured after a road accident in East China's Shandong province, local authorities said Friday.

The pile-up accident involving a dozen vehicles happened at 8:45 am on a snow-coated road section of the expressway from the provincial capital of Jinan to Guangzhou in Pingyin county in Jinan city.

A total of 72 people were injured during the accident and three of them died in hospital.

Traffic along the expressway has resumed.

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