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Coach-chemical truck collision kills 5 in SW China

Xinhua, May 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

A coach hit a truck carrying hazardous chemical Chloromethane on an expressway in southwest China's Chongqing Saturday afternoon, leaving five people dead and dozens injured, local transport authorities said.

No chemical has leaked since the collision, which occurred at around 2:15 p.m. on Expressway G65. The coach was carrying 39 people.

All the injured have been taken to hospital. Traffic has resumed and authorities are looking into the cause of the accident. Endi