Freeway pileup kills six, injures 32 (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-01-22 09:41
A freeway pileup killed six people, injured 32 and left one missing in south
China's Guangdong Province Saturday afternoon, said local traffic police.
A truck running northward on the Beijing-Zhuhai Freeway bumped into the rear
of a bus near Ruyuan County, resulting in a pileup of 11 other buses, at about
2:00 p.m..
Five people died on the spot, another one died in hospital. Doctors said two
of the 32 injured are in serious condition.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
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