The road accident took place at around 1 a.m. Sunday on the Shenyang-Haikou expressway, when the truck crossed the barriers along the middle of the road and crashed into the passenger bus, which was shuttling between Shanghai and Guanyun County, the city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu.

The injured have been transferred to hospital, local officials said.

According to the preliminary investigation, when the accident happened, the truck was not overloaded. (ILKHA)