A highway pileup involving nine vehicles left two dead and another two injured in Fujian province at noon of Feb 24, Southeast Express reported.
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A girl is pulled out of a damaged car after a nine-vehicle pileup on the Xiamen-Chengdu Highway in Fujian province, Feb 24. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The accident occurred near the Hejiapo Tunnel on the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway when a tank car rear-ended and almost crushed a black sedan, killing a female driver and a man in the front seat. A girl in the back seat was later saved.
Another seven vehicles were also involved in the pileup, resulting in a traffic jam lasting for hours and a long queue of nearly 10 kilometers.
The tank car had something wrong with its brake system, according to the driver.
The case is being investigated.
