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Car, tank truck collision kills 6 in SW China

Updated: 2011-02-18 12:45

(Xinhua)

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GUIYANG - Six people died after their car crashed into a tank truck on an expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou province Thursday night, rescuers said Friday.

The accident happened at 8 pm on an expressway in Qingzhen city, a spokesman with the city's fire brigade said.

No oil had spilt from the truck's tank, but traffic was halted for at least an hour, he said.

A woman and a child were among the dead, the spokesman said without giving details.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.

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