Five people died and another five were injured when an overloaded van fell down a hillside in northwest China's Gansu Province, local police said Monday.
The accident happened in Wushan County, Tianshui City, around 11 a.m., when a seven-seat van carrying ten passengers slid off an icy road and fell down the hillside, according to police.
Five people died at the scene.
The five injured people, including two seriously injured, are being treated in hospital.
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