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Ten Chinese dead after crowded van hits truck
08 Mar 2008 12:17:46 GMT
 Source: Reuters
BEIJING, March 8 (Reuters) - A van packed with Chinese rural migrant workers collided with a truck in the country's north on Saturday, killing 10, state media reported.

The van was licensed to carry eight people but had 14 onboard when it slammed into a coal truck in Hebei province, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The van owner has been held by police for investigation.

China's roads are among the deadliest in the world, and nearly 90,000 people died in traffic accidents in 2006.

At this time of year, tens of millions of workers from poorer villages crowd onto buses and trains to seek work in coastal cities and provinces. (Reporting by Chris Buckley)


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