Traffic accidents kill at least seven in NW China's Xinjiang
24/11/2008 17:25
At least seven people were killed and about 20 others injured in two
separate traffic accidents today in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region, traffic police said.
A fire that broke out when a car overturned
killed five people on the spot in Urumqi in the regional capital just before 4
a.m. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Also, at least two
people died and about 20 others were injured in a chain collision on a
Turpan-Urumqi highway this morning.
Heavy fog caused the accident, police
said, adding that visibility was less than 30 meters.
Xinhua
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