6 dead, 2 injured in east China’s highway rear-end collisions

HANGZHOU – Six people were killed and two slightly injured after five vehicles waiting for the green light got rear-ended at a highway intersection in east China's Zhejiang province on Friday afternoon, said local public security authorities.

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The serial rear-end accident happened around 1:51 pm Friday in Longyou County, Quzhou City and caused a fire on site. Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.