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5 killed in Shanghai road crash

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-09-27 06:52

SHANGHAI - Five people were killed after a car crashed with a truck on a riverside highway in East China's Shanghai Sunday night, police said.

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The crash, which occurred at 8 pm, caused a blaze that engulfed the car, killing five people in it.

Police are investigating the case.