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More than dozen people killed in highway crash in China

At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police said on Thursday.

• May 28, 2026
Crash on China’s highway
Crash on China’s highway

At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police said on Thursday.

The accident occurred in the early hours of the Thursday in Henan province near the city of Nanyang, which has a population of about 9 million people.

According to police, the minibus struck the truck on the G40 expressway, a major route linking the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai with Shaanxi province in northern China.

Police said 16 people were travelling in the minibus, which was licensed to carry nine passengers. Three people were injured.

Authorities did not immediately provide further details about the cause of the crash.

China’s Ministry of Public Security dispatched a working group to investigate the accident, police said.

(dpa/NAN)

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