Highway accident kills 27 in northwest China
( 2003-08-24 15:09) (Xinhua)
A total of 27 people were killed and another six injured in a highway
accident Friday afternoon in Ansai County, Yan'an City of northwest China's
Shaanxi Province.
At around 5:40 p.m. Friday, a bus belonging to Yan'an City Transport Company
Traffic drove out of the road when meeting with an oil tanker van and plunged
into the ravine at the roadside, killing 21 of 33 passengers on the bus
instantly, said local traffic police sources.
Six other seriously wounded also died later in hospital.
The remaining six were still hospitalized and the cause of the accident was
under further investigations.
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