13 killed in highway crash in China

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No fewer than 13 people have died following a collision involving a minibus and a truck on a highway in central China.

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Traffic police disclosed on Thursday that the accident occurred in the early hours of the day in Henan Province near Nanyang city, which has a population of about nine million people.

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According to authorities, the minibus crashed into the truck along the G40 expressway, a major highway linking Shanghai in eastern China to Shaanxi Province in the north.

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Police said 16 persons were travelling in the minibus at the time of the accident, despite the vehicle being licensed to carry only nine passengers.

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Three other occupants sustained injuries in the crash and were taken for treatment.

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Authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of the accident.

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Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Public Security has reportedly dispatched a working team to investigate the incident.

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