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State media: 14 killed in China traffic crashes

By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 5:47 PM EST, Sun January 15, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • State media: 7 die when a bus collides head-on with a trailer
  • 7 others are killed when a van falls off a cliff after a crash, Xinhua says
  • Authorities are investigating what caused the crashes, the news agency says

(CNN) -- Fourteen people were killed in two traffic accidents over the weekend in China, state media reported Sunday.

Seven people died Saturday after a bus collided head-on with a trailer in a rural area of Anhui province, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. The crash injured five passengers on the bus.

Seven others died when a van plummeted off a cliff after a crash Saturday evening in Yunnan province, Xinhua said.

Authorities were still investigating what caused the crashes, the news agency said.

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