Two people were killed and seven others injured when three vehicles collided on Tuesday night in Shuangfeng Industrial Zone of Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province.

The casualties were caused when one out-bound truck plying the Shuangfeng Boulevard inside the industrial zone first collided with a sedan in the opposite direction lane around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, but then the third vehicle, a minivan with five people aboard, ran into the rear part of the truck, according to sources with the administrative committee of the Shuangfeng Industrial Zone.

The two dead were from the sedan. Two other men aboard the truck, including the driver, were also wounded, said the sources.

All the injured are hospitalized, one of whom is still in critical condition, according to local police.

Cause of the accident is under further investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency November 16, 2005)