At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police said on Thursday.
The accident occurred in the early hours of the Thursday in Henan province near the city of Nanyang, which has a population of about 9 million people.
According to police, the minibus struck the truck on the G40 expressway, a major route linking the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai with Shaanxi province in northern China.
Police said 16 people were travelling in the minibus, which was licensed to carry nine passengers. Three people were injured. Related News One misstep away: How open manholes endanger Abuja residents Seven killed as trailers crush vehicles in Oyo FRSC cautions motorists as two die in Gombe auto crash
Authorities did not immediately provide further details about the cause of the crash.
