Seven killed in China road mishap

BEIJING - Seven people were killed and 23 injured Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck on a highway in southern China, an official said.

A bus carrying 30 people collided with a truck at about 3 a.m. in Hechi city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Five bus passengers, one person on the truck and a passerby were killed in the accident, Xinhua reported quoting an official. Twenty-three people were injured.