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10 dead as 100 cars pile up on highway
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-28 16:16
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 Firefighters and medical staff rescue the victims of a severe pile-up crash believed to have been caused by low visibility in the heavy fog and slippery road surfaces in Jiangxi province on December 28, 2009. [Xinhua] |
NANCHANG: At least 10 people died and 19 were injured Monday in a series of rear-end collisions, involving at least 100 vehicles, on a highway in east China's Jiangxi Province.
The crashes occurred at around 6 am at various sites on the Poyang Lake Bridge, part of the Jiujing Highway linking Jiujiang City to Jingdezhen City, said a Provincial Communications Department official.
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Rescue operations were continuing. The identities of the victims were unavailable.
The official did not reveal how many accidents occurred.
