A collision between a passenger bus and a freight truck on Wednesday on a highway between Hefei, capital of eastern Anhui Province and Wuhu city has left 13 dead and 23 injured.
The bus traveling from Beijing to Wuwei County in Anhui Province clipped the tail of a freight trunk while passing through the Shidaoshan tunnel between Hefei and Wuhu.
The driver of the bus ran off after the accident.
The causes of the accident are said to be illegal overtaking and driver's tiredness.
(Xinhua News Agency July 18, 2002)
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