8 killed in road accident in China's Liaoning

Source: Xinhua| 2021-07-23 09:43:34|Editor: huaxia

SHENYANG, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The public security bureau of Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province said Friday that eight people were killed after a truck collided with a bus on Thursday afternoon.

The accident occured at 4:35 p.m. on a highway when a truck drove into the opposite lane and collided with a bus, resulting in four deaths on the spot. Another four people were dead after treatment failed. The injured people have been hospitalized.

Local traffic police, fire department and first-aiders participated in the rescue.

An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. Enditem

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