BEIJING – At least 11 people were killed when a truck collided with a passenger bus in eastern China during the busy holiday weekend, state media reported.
The truck drove through a barrier on a highway north of Shanghai in Jiangsu province and crashed into the bus around 1am local time (1700 GMT) today, said the Xinhua news agency.
As traffic piled up at the site of the crash, two other trucks were involved in a rear-end collision.
Nineteen people were injured and sent to hospital, according to Xinhua.
Footage broadcast by local media showed the bus overturned amid debris from the barrier.
Other videos showed rescue vehicles and two cranes in action.
Today marks the annual Qingming – tomb-sweeping – festival, when Chinese people visit the graves of relatives and leave offerings in remembrance.
Road accidents are still common in China, due to poor compliance with the highway code. – AFP, April 4, 2021
