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Fifteen killed as truck hits 31-car line-up in China

Last week, an out-of-control truck ploughed into 31 cars in northwest China killing 15 people and injuring 44, said authorities in the city of Lanzhou. The traffic accident was at Lanzhou south toll station of Lanzhou-Haikou expressway in northwest China’s Gansu Province.

The accident occurred as the driver of the heavy-duty articulated truck lost control on a downhill stretch of the expressway and collided with cars lining up at a toll booth.

Firefighters had some initial problem extrication the injured from their cars

State broadcaster CCTV aired video from the scene showing heavy snow and many crippled and twisted vehicles

Deadly road accidents are common in China, According to authorities, 58,000 people were killed in accidents across the country in 2015 alone.

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