A severe traffic accident killed five people and injured one, Friday morning in Lai'an County in east China's Anhui Province.

At 7:00 a.m. Friday, a van carrying six passengers clashed witha bus at the Changshan section of Lai'an , and the van fell down into a pit. Three passengers died on spot, the other two were died afterwards, the only survivor has passed the most dangerous period.

Investigation is underway for the accident cause.
 
(Xinhua News Agency November 13, 2004)