18 killed as multi-vehicle crash on Chinese highway - GulfToday

18 killed as multi-vehicle crash on Chinese highway

  • 04 Oct 2020
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A crash on a highway in China's northeast early Sunday killed 18 people, police said.

A minivan rear-ended a tractor and then collided with a car traveling in the opposite direction in Fuyu, a city in Jilin province, local police announced on their social media account.

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Eight people died at the scene and 10 more at hospitals, while one more person was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the statement said.

It said the cause of the accident was under investigation.

Associated Press

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