Seven people died today in the Chinese province of Guizhou, in the south of the country, after the automobile they followed hit in the back of a truck, announced the local authorities.
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29/09/2026
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Lusa
The accident occurred at 1:42 p.m. locations (18:42 p.m. on Monday in Lisbon), on a avenue of Longli district, today the local police reported.
The first investigations indicate that the driver, a 19-year-old man identified only by the nickname Wang, drove a car approved for five occupants, but followed by seven people when he hit a heavy vehicle parked on the right side of the track.
The seven car occupants died following the accident, authorities said.
The tests performed on the driver, who was among the fatalities, detected a blood alcohol concentration of 66 milligrams per 100 milliliters.
Police have indicated that they continue to investigate the circumstances of the accident and have asked drivers to comply with the traffic rules and avoid speeding, overcrowding of vehicles and driving under the influence of alcohol or fatigue.
The accident occurred almost a year after another driver under the influence of alcohol caused eight deaths and four injured, after running over several cyclists in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong.
In this case, the man had a blood alcohol concentration of 195.3 milligrams per 100 milliliters.