FUZHOU - The death toll from a five-vehicle collision rose to six after another two injured people died in hospital in Fujian province on Wednesday, local traffic police said.

The pileup occurred at about 9 am Wednesday on the expressway near the city of Quanzhou, and it led to a brief suspension of traffic, the local traffic police said.

Four died and 12 were injured at the scene, police said.

An investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.