14 missing as vessel capsizes in China

By IANS
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

HUBEI - Fourteen people have been missing after a vessel carrying trucks capsized on a reservoir in China’s central Hubei province, Xinhua reported Thursday.

The accident occurred Wednesday in Badong county. The vessel sank after 14 trucks on board fell into the water, an official said. Thirteen other people have been rescued.

A search is on for the missing people and the cause of the accident is being investigated.

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