Nine people died and two were injured in a car-truck crash in Qingtongxia, Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Thursday morning.

At around 7:40 am, a truck struck a passenger car on a highway near a cemetery. The injured were taken to the hospital for treatment and are expected to survive, Ningxia Daily reported on Thursday.

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Public security, health, emergency and other departments conducted rescue operations at the scene. The cause of the crash is under investigation.