A traffic accident Thursday morning in Hexian county of east
China's Anhui
Province claimed nine lives at the scene and injured 26
others.
A bus collided head on with a mini-bus in Gushan village of
Hexian county at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, killing a 20-year-old female
passenger on the bus and eight people on the minibus including four
kids.
Rescue workers and officials from local governments rushed to
the scene and police were still investigating the causes of the
accident by press time.
Statistics with the Anhui Provincial Public Security
Administration show that 12 serious traffic accidents took place
during a three-weak heavy traffic period from Jan. 7 to 30.
Overloading, speeding and fatigue driving are, among others, the
main causes for the accidents.
(Xinhua News Agency February 1, 2004)