Eleven people died and 57 were injured on Sunday after a truck
carrying 71 people overturned in southwest China's Yunnan Province,
said local traffic police.
The accident occurred at 8:20 AM in Kafang Town, Gejiu City in
Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe, as the truck was
heading to Kafang for a fair, said a spokesman from the city
government.
The truck rolled as it tried to mount a pavement, leaving 11
passengers dead at the scene and 57 injured, seven seriously.
All the injured people were being treated in hospital.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
(Xinhua News Agency June 3, 2007)