Nine people were killed in a traffic accident in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Thursday morning, said local authorities.
The accident happened at about 7:40 a.m. on a section of the national highway in Qingtongxia City, where a truck collided with a car, leaving nine dead and two injured.
The injured people were rushed to local hospital and their injuries are not life-threatening, according to the regional public security department.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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