Six dead, 15 injured in south China highway pileup

GUANGZHOU -- Six people died and 15 others suffered injuries Saturday in a 19-car pile-up on a highway in south China's Guangdong Province, local traffic authority said.

The accidents occurred at around 9:29 a.m. in Qingyuan city, along a highway that connects Guangdong with Hunan Province to the north.

Seven vehicles caught fire.

Rescue operation is underway.