BEIJING: In eastern China, eleven people are reported dead and 19 people injured after a truck and a passenger bus collided, authorities said. The accident happened in the early hours of Sunday.

According to reports, the truck was crossing the central divider in the middle of a highway and collided with a bus traveling in the opposite direction, causing the bus to overturn. Due to major crash other two trucks driving behind the bus to roll over as they tried to avoid the collision. Explaining the accident, the traffic management bureau of China’s Ministry of Public Security gave a statement. Further, they said investigating the crash reason. The official Xinhua News Agency said 'passenger bus was traveling between Shanghai and Jiangsu.' 

Speeding, dangerous passing, poorly maintained vehicles and fatigued drivers are most often the cause of serious traffic accidents in China. In 2019, there were nearly 248,000 traffic accidents with nearly 63,000 deaths, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

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