10 dead, 12 injured in NW Gansu highway collision

Ten people were killed and 12 others were injured in a highway auto crash in northwest China's Gansu Province, a local official said Friday.


Photo taken on the early hours on Oct. 31, 2009 shows the scene of a traffic accident in Huixian County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Ten people were killed and thirteen injured in the accident late on Oct. 30. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)
The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m. when a coach carrying 22 passengers collided with a semi-trailer at the No. 316 national highway trunk in Huixian County, Longnan City, said Luo Jianhong, an official with the provincial public security department.

Five people died at the scene, and 17 others were rushed to local hospitals, among which five died later, Luo said.


Passengers injured in a traffice accident receive treatments at Huixian County People's Hospital, in Huixian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on the early hours on Oct. 31, 2009. Ten people were killed and thirteen injured in the accident late on Oct. 30. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)
The 12 injured, including three seriously wounded and nine with slight injuries, are being treated in hospital, and their conditions are not yet known, he said.

Source: Xinhua