Six people were killed and over a dozen injured in a 20-vehicle
pile-up Wednesday morning on a foggy freeway in east China's Anhui
Province, said an official with the provincial communication
department.
The accident caused a 10-kilometer-long traffic jam at the Wuyu
section of the Hefei-Xuzhou highway. Traffic flow had returned to
normal by noon Wednesday.
On the same highway last week, five people died and many others
were injured in two pile-ups during heavy fog.
In southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the death toll
from Monday's traffic accident rose to 10 while 21 others remain in
the hospital, according to a local source.
The accident took place at 3:30 PM Monday, when a truck carrying
33 people, including three drivers, overturned in Gongbo'gyamda
County of the Linzhi Prefecture.
Six people died at the scene and four others had died in the
local hospital as of Wednesday morning.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the accident may
have been caused by a combination of speeding, overloading and
vehicle malfunction.
The driver of the truck has been detained and the local
government is working to confirm identities of victims and ensure
compensation.
(Xinhua News Agency March 23, 2005)