Death toll from C China road accident rises to 11
Updated: 2013-08-13 10:42
(Xinhua)
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ZHENGZHOU - The death toll from a truck-mini bus collision on an expressway in Central China's Henan province has risen to 11, after two severely injured people died in hospital, local authorities said Tuesday.
Authorities in Guangshan county confirmed that five people were killed on the spot at 3:59 pm Monday, when the two vehicles collided head-on. Four others died on the way to hospital.
All of the casualties occurred on the mini-bus which had 23 people on board.
The bus owned by the No 3 Branch of the Xinyang Transport Co was severely burnt in a fire after the collision.
Police are hunting the truck driver who fled the scene after the accident.
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