Thirteen dead after overloaded bus rear-ends truck in central China

The crash has taken place on a major highway linking Shanghai with Xian

A passenger bus packed with 16 people, well above ‌its nine-seat rated capacity, crashed into the back of a large truck in central China's ⁠Henan province early on Thursday, killing 13 people, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

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KEY DETAILS:

• The collision took place at 2:40am (1840 GMT Wednesday) on a section of the ‌G40 ⁠highway running from Shanghai to Xian in Shaanxi province.

• The SAIC MAXUS passenger bus ⁠involved in the collision was rated for nine passengers but ⁠had 16 people on board.

• The passenger bus ⁠rear-ended a semi-trailer truck travelling ahead.