NANCHANG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident Sunday morning in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.
A mini bus with 19 people on board rolled off a national road for about 30 meters into a ditch at 8:30 a.m. in the city of Leping, according to the publicity department of the city.
Six people were dead, and another 12 were sent to hospital for treatment. Their injury conditions remained unknown.
The driver, unhurt in the accident, has been under police custody.
The cause of the accident is under investigation. ■