Head-on collision kills at least seven in east China
2008-07-23 03:22:37 GMT 2008-07-23 11:22:37 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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HANGZHOU, July 23 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people are dead and five are seriously injured after a head-on collision in a city in east China's Zhejiang Province early on Wednesday, according to police.
The accident occurred in Shangyu City shortly after midnight, when a bus, with an unknown number of passengers aboard, and a coal truck crashed.
A police spokesman said the injured had been taken to hospital, where about 30 were being treated for minor injuries.
The police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
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