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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China's Ministry of Emergency Management said Sunday it has sent a task force to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to assist rescue efforts after traffic accidents killed nine people and injured seven others.
The accidents occurred on Saturday around 10:00 PM on different sections of the expressway, 70 km from the city limits of Wusu in Tacheng County. Five large vehicles and seven smaller cars were involved in the accidents.
Local authorities said the accidents occurred amid sudden heavy fog and sub-zero overnight temperatures, which caused the road surface to become wet and slippery due to icing over a short period of time.
The Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China called for a scientific approach to organizing rescue operations to prevent recurrence of accidents, make every effort to provide assistance to victims, minimize losses, and determine the causes of the incident as soon as possible and draw appropriate conclusions. -0-
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