8 killed in road accident in China’s Liaoning

SHENYANG: JULY 23 – The public security bureau of Shenyang, the 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 occurred 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.

-XINHUA