Six killed after tourist bus crashes into lorry and bursts into flames
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Six people have been killed after a tourist bus crashed into a lorry on a highway near China's capital Beijing.
Five German nationals as well as a Chinese holidaymaker were killed, while 14 others were injured after the tourist bus rear-ended a container truck and caught fire on Monday morning on the expressway linking Beijing with Shanghai.
The accident happened as travellers packed the country's highways during a week-long national holiday.
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According to the BBC, the Xinhua news agency said the tourists were travelling in a tour group organised by the Beijing-based China Youth Travel Service.
CNN reports that the news agency said it was unclear how many people were on the bus, but that witnesses had reported seeing "a few people" escaping from the burning vehicle.
It also said the cause of the crash is under investigation.
About 700 million people are expected to travel during the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, also known as the Golden Week.
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