BFF-22 18 dead, 14 injured in coach-truck collision

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18 dead, 14 injured in coach-truck collision

CHANGSHA, June 30, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The death toll of a road accident in
central China’s Hunan Province Friday night has risen to 18, with another 14
injured, local authorities said on Saturday.

The collision took place at about 8:41 p.m. Friday when a coach collided
head-on with a truck on an expressway section in Hunan Province.

The coach was from a transportation company in Henan Province.

The injured people have been hospitalized. Traffic on the expressway has
resumed.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

BSS/Xinhua/MSY/1230 hrs