Debris is seen next to burnt vehicles after an explosion and a fire following a traffic accident, at a section of the Hukun (Shanghai to Kunming) highway in Shaoyang, Hunan province July 19, 2014. REUTERS/China Daily
BEIJING (Reuters) - Forty-three people were killed in a collision between a bus and a van carrying flammable liquids in southern China, state media reported on Saturday.
The crash in Hunan province happened in the early hours of Saturday when the van drove into the back of the passenger coach, triggering a fire and explosion, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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