5 dead in vehicle collision in northeast China

HARBIN, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed after a car collided with a heavy tanker truck on Saturday in the city of Daqing, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local traffic police have announced.

The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. in Daqing's Honggang District, the police said.

An investigation into the cause of the collision is underway.