7 killed, 11 injured in south China expressway accident

12:19, August 26, 2019

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  Six killed, 9 others injured in road accident in Kenya

  NAIROBI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and nine others injured in a road accident along a busy highway in northwest Kenya, the police confirmed on Sunday.Naivasha deputy divisional police commander John Kwasa said the Saturday night accident involved a minibus known locally as matatu and a truck which clashed head on along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway."The matatu driver died while being rushed to the Naivasha-based healthy facility. Initial investigations indicate the matatu driver was at fault, occasioning the accident," Kwasa said.The accident at Nyakairu center, some 15kms from Naivasha town occurred after the truck hit head on the incoming matatu killing five people on the spot. The sixth, a driver, died while being rushed to the Naivasha sub-county hospital.Kwasa called on drivers to be cautious adding that speeding and careless overtaking was the cause of major accidents on the road.An estimated 3,000 Kenyans die in road accidents annually despite concerted efforts by the state and the private sector to promote safety on the highways, according to the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA).

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  Chinese tourists injured in bus accident in Moscow

  A charter bus carrying over 30 Chinese tourists crashes into a utility pole in eastern Moscow, Russia. (Photo: IC)A bus carrying a group of Chinese tourists crashed into a utility pole in east Moscow on Sunday, slightly injuring over 10 people, Russian police told Chinese consular officials.Surveillance camera footage showed that the accident happened when the bus turned right abruptly to avoid rear-ending cars waiting for the traffic light at an intersection and then bumped against the utility pole, smashing the windscreen.The injured have been taken to the hospital for medical check-ups.The bus carrying more than 30 people was bound for the ancient town of Suzdal in the Vladimir Region northeast of Moscow.

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  5 killed, 21 injured in Texas mass shooting

  HOUSTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and at least 21 people injured in an active shooting on Saturday afternoon in the Midland-Odessa area, U.S. state of Texas, local police said on Saturday.This handout images obtained courtesy of Ernst Villanueva taken on August 31, 2019 show a car with a bullet hole on the windows after a gunman open fire in the I-20 highway in between Odessa and Midland, Texas. (Photo: VCG)According to Odessa Police Department, one shooter -- a white male in his mid-30s -- was killed and "the threat has been contained."The shooting started Saturday afternoon in Midland when a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to stop a Honda. When the trooper pulled over the car, "he was shot by the occupant of the car," the police told a press conference.The vehicle continued westbound into the city of Odessa, and the man in the car shot random individuals."There were multiple scenes and multiple victims. At some point the subject stole a mail truck and there were more victims after that," the police said.Odessa Police Department earlier sent a Facebook alert on the active shooting, saying "at this time there are multiple gunshot victims. The suspect just hijacked a U.S. mail carrier truck." It also urged people to get off the road and "use extreme caution."Odessa is a city in western Texas, about 30 km southwest of Midland. Located in the Permian Basin, it is an oil industry center.