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8 killed as tanker overturns in C China

(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-10-24 11:22

ZHENGZHOU - Eight people were killed and six others were injured when a tanker overturned and crushed a roadside work shed where they were sleeping early on Wednesday in Central China's Henan province, local government said.

8 killed as tanker overturns in C China


Eight people were killed and six injured at a construction site in the Hangkonggang district of Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Wednesday when a cement truck rolled over and crashed into a workers' dormitory. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

The cement-carrying tanker overturned at Hangkonggang district in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, at around 2:30 am, according to a statement from the Zhengzhou municipal government.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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