Vehicle pile-up kills seven in northeast China city
Vehicle pile-up kills seven in northeast China city
15:45, September 02, 2010 
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Seven people are dead and eight are in hospital after a blowout on a truck caused a pile-up involving five vehicles in northeast China Wednesday, the local government announced Thursday.
The accident happened at around 2:30 p.m. when the truck's tire burst in Jianshan District of Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, a spokesperson for the city government told a news conference Thursday.
Three people died at the scene and 12 were injured, the spokesperson said.
The injured were taken to two hospitals in Shuangyashan. Four of them died later. The remaining eight people are still in hospital.
The five vehicles were two trucks, a bus, a minivan and a motorcycle.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident.
Source: Xinhua
The accident happened at around 2:30 p.m. when the truck's tire burst in Jianshan District of Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, a spokesperson for the city government told a news conference Thursday.
Three people died at the scene and 12 were injured, the spokesperson said.
The injured were taken to two hospitals in Shuangyashan. Four of them died later. The remaining eight people are still in hospital.
The five vehicles were two trucks, a bus, a minivan and a motorcycle.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident.
Source: Xinhua
（Editor：赵晨雁）
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