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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TRIPOLI, January 12 (Xinhua) — Ten people were killed early Monday morning in a traffic accident on a coastal highway in the northern Libyan city of Sirte, local authorities said.
According to a statement from the local traffic and licensing department, two Mercedes Vito minivans collided between the El-Hisha and El-Wishka districts.
One of them had nine passengers, and the other had only the driver. After the collision, both vehicles caught fire.
According to the statement, nine of the victims were passengers in the first minivan, and the tenth person to die was the driver of the second vehicle.
A preliminary investigation by the Misrata Traffic Department has revealed that the accident was caused by speeding and possibly one of the drivers falling asleep at the wheel.
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