Residents walk past toppled vehicles in Hualong County, in western China's Qinghai Province January 9,2006. A passenger car crashed into a van at 7:50 AM on Monday, leaving 12 dead with three other injured, according to Xinhua reports. It doesn't give details about how many passengers were aboarding when the mishap happened.

A deformed vehicle is shown in Hualong County.

A policeman inspects the site of a head-on collision as a toppled vehicle is seen in Hualong County, in western China's Qinghai Province January 9,2006.

(Xinhua News Agency January 10, 2006)