Thursday, January 1, 2009

Four dead, six injured in SW China traffic accident

KUNMING, Dec.31 (Chinese media) -- Four people were dead and six others injured

after two vehicles met head-on on Tuesday in Kunming, capital of southwest

China's Yunnan Province, said police.

The accident occurred at 8:10 a.m. when a dump truck was in head-on collision with a bus on a roa

passengers died on the site, and six other bus passengers were injured.

The truck swerved off the road in to a paddy field, and the driver was

unhurt.

The injured were taken to the hospital, and are said to be out of danger.

Both vehicles were damaged, and further investigation is underway into the

cause of the accident.

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