2 road accidents kill 20 in China

Twenty people were killed and dozens more injured in two separate road accidents in southwest China, authorities said Tuesday. Fifteen people have died and 56 others were injured in a multiple pileup early Tuesday on an expressway section in Chongqing Municipality. The accident happened just after midnight when a truck hit an overturned coach, and vehicles behind plowed into the back of the truck at a section of the Baotou-Maoming Expressway. In a separate accident, a minibus with 29 passengers aboard plunged down a 60 meter valley at 7:42 p.m. Monday in Huize County, Yunnan Province. The minibus was taking home guests from a wedding when it veered off the road, the county government said. Five died and 24 were injured, with four in a serious condition. The vehicle was was only permitted to carry 19 people. The causes of the two accidents are under investigation.