NANNING - Eight people are dead and four others injured after the tricycle farm vehicle they were riding in overturned on a country road in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Thursday morning.

Local authorities said that three people died at the scene. One died on the way to hospital, and another four died in hospital. Two of the four survivors receiving medical treatment sustained severe injuries.

The accident happened around 7:30 am, when the vehicle packed with farmers was en route to a local fair.