32 die in China road crash

A head-on collision between a truck and bus in northeastern China killed 32 people and injured another 24 yesterday.

The accident happened along a section of highway undergoing road maintenance in Fuxin City in Liaoning province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The truck was travelling on the wrong side of the road when it ploughed head-on into the bus, bursting into flames on impact.

All three people aboard the truck died immediately, and 29 bus passengers died. The remaining 24 injured passengers were taken to hospital.