17 dead in major road accident in east China-Xinhua

17 dead in major road accident in east China

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-01-08 11:41:45

A wounded person receives treatment at a hospital in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

NANCHANG, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries early Sunday morning, following a severe road accident in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province.

The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment. The cause of the accident is under investigation, according to the local authority.

A relative of an injured person is seen at a hospital in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

A wounded person rests after receiving treatment at a hospital in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

A wounded person receives treatment at a hospital in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

A wounded person receives treatment at a hospital in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)