10 killed, 16 injured as truck rams into crowd in China

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Beijing - The truck was coming down an incline when the driver lost control.

By Reuters

Published: Sun 22 Sep 2019, 1:38 PM

Last updated: Mon 23 Sep 2019, 1:02 PM

Ten people died and another 16 were injured after a truck lost control and hit a crowd of people at a traditional market in southern China on Sunday, police said.
The truck was coming down an incline when the driver lost control in Huashi town in Hunan province, the county police said in a statement on their official microblog.
The truck ploughed into a crowd of people at a street market, the police said, adding the driver has been taken into custody.
Investigations are continuing.

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