8 killed, 8 injured in bus-truck collision in China's Anhui

HEFEI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and eight others injured following a collision of a bus and a heavy truck on a highway in east China's Anhui Province on late Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.

The accident happened at 10:11 p.m. at an intersection in Bowang Township in the city of Ma'anshan.

The injured are being treated in a local hospital and are in stable condition.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.