7 killed in northwest China road accident

XI'AN. KAZINFORM - Seven people were killed and one was injured in a road accident Tuesday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

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The accident occurred at around 11 p.m. Tuesday in Ganxi Township of Xunyang County when an agricultural vehicle carrying eight people shot off the road and plunged off a cliff.

Two were found dead at the scene and four died on the way to hospital. At 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, another seriously injured individual died in hospital.

Further investigation is underway.