International Desk: Seventeen people were killed and 22 were injured on Sunday in a traffic accident in eastern China’s Jiangxi province.
“The accident caused 17 deaths, 22 people were injured, and the injured have been sent to hospital,” state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing local authorities.
The “major road traffic accident” took place just before 1am in Nanchang county, the report said.
“The cause of the accident is under in-depth investigation,” CCTV added.
Local news outlet Jimu, affiliated with the state-owned Hubei Daily Media Group, said the accident took place when a truck hit a funeral procession.
People had been carrying out a roadside offering to the dead before planning to head to the crematorium on Sunday morning, a local woman surnamed Deng told the outlet. They were hit by a truck, the report said, with most of the dead and injured being funeral attendees.
