NW China pileup kills 8, injures 28
Updated: 2013-01-08 20:48
(Xinhua)
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XINING - Eight people were killed and 28 others injured in a pileup in Northwest China's Qinghai province on Tuesday afternoon, said rescuers.
A coal-carrying truck ran out of control at 1:15 pm and resulted in a 14-vehicle pileup on a highway in Minhe county of Qinghai, said rescuers.
The 28 injured people, seven on which are in critical conditions, have all been hospitalized.
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