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6 dead, 8 injured after crash on Shanxi road

Six people were killed and eight others injured after a semitrailer tractor collided with a minibus on Saturday in Shanxi province, local authorities said on Sunday. Traffic police raced to the scene of the accident, which occurred at around 1:55 pm on Saturday at an intersection in the city of Hejin. The crash is under investigation.

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