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2012-06-17 14:35 | Xinhua

NANNING - Six people, including a five-year-old girl, have been confirmed dead and
nine more injured in a six-vehicle pile-up Saturday in South China's Guangxi Zhuang
autonomous region, local police said Sunday.

The accident happened at around 1 pm on the Nandan county section of a national highway
in Hechi city when a truck overturned and collided with another truck. The crash quickly
developed into a pile-up that also involved four sedans, the county police authorities said in
a statement.



Four people, two more than the number reported Saturday, were killed at the scene. Another
two died on the way to hospital. Among the dead is a 5-year-old girl, according to the
statement. Nine injured have been sent to a hospital for emergency treatment, it added.

Local police authorities are investigating the cause of accident and further checking the deaths
and injuries.