Car crash kills 5, injures 3 in south China

Five people were dead and three injured after two cars crashed Tuesday in south China's island province of Hainan, local police said.

The accident occurred at about 5 a.m. Tuesday when a car rammed into the guardrail of a highway in the city of Wenchang and bounced back to the middle of the road, causing collision with a car from behind, local traffic police said in a statement.

The crash left three dead and five injured at the scene. Two people died later at hospital, the statement said, adding that three others were still being treated at hospital.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.