Seven dead, two injured in south China road accident

GUANGZHOU, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Seven people died and another two were injured after a truck-tractor collided with a minibus in Foshan City in south China's Guangdong Province Thursday, local authorities said.

The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. at an intersection in Gaoming District, according to the district's public security bureau.

The injured were taken to the hospital, and the investigation is ongoing.