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Traffic accident kills nine in E 皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-30 23:37

HEFEI: A long-distance bus collided with a farm vehicle Monday, leaving nine dead and eight injured in east 皇冠体育app's Anhui Province, police authorities said.

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The accident happened when the two vehicles collided at 11:40 am in Mengcheng County of Anhui, killing eight at the scene and injuring nine others, a county police officer said.

One of the injured died in hospital.

The 35-seat coach, carrying 31 passengers besides the driver and a ticket seller, was heading for Huainan city of Anhui from Zaozhuang city of Shandong Province.

Further investigation is underway.