6 Dead, 15 Injured after Pileup in Guangdong Province

By Matthew Bossons, January 14, 2017

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Six people are dead and 15 injured after a multi-vehicle collision, including a tanker truck, left fiery devastation on January 14 on the Qinglian Expressway, which connects Qingyuan to Yangshan in Guangdong.

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Fire fighters and soldiers were dispatched to fight the blaze, according to Tencent News, which appears to have started when the fuel truck crashed into a white car. A total of 19 cars were damaged in the incident, seven of which were scorched by the fire.

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Remnants of the carnage have been cleared from the highway and traffic has resumed through the area as normal.

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The accident came on day two of the 2017 Spring Festival travel rush, which began January 13 and is expected to run until February 21. 

[Images via Tencent News

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