Road accidents kill 51 people in China ( 2004-01-28 11:00) (Xinhua) Serious road accidents killed
51 people in China Monday, and injured 61, according to the Ministry of Public
Security.
The ministry's Administration of Communications said a farm vehicle carrying
15 people fell into a reservoir Monday morning in Gutian County, east China's
Fujian Province, killing eight people and injuring three.
A tractor carrying 80 people collided with a motorcycle around noon Monday in
Qiubei County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The tractor, driven by a
farmer without a driving license, fell off the road, killing 27 people and
injuring 53.
A car tipped over Monday afternoon in Gejiu City, Yunnan, killing four people
and injuring one.
A minibus drove into a roadside ditch Monday afternoon in Dangshan County,
east China's Anhui Province, killing four people and injuring one.
While dodging a farm vehicle on the road, a truck tipped over at roadside
Monday afternoon in Gaozhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, killing
three people.
The administration has issued an emergency circular, urging better
administration of traffic safety to reduce the number of accidents during the
post-Spring Festival period, when people return home from the seven-day Spring
Festival holiday (January 22-28).
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