Truck Collision Kills Two, Causes Chemical Leak in Anhui Province

Truck collision kills two, causes chemical leak in Anhui Province

HEFEI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — A truck collision in the eastern province of Anhui killed two people and led to a chemical leak, local traffic police said on Thursday.

The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Bengbu, which is in the northern part of the province on a highway linkingNanjing and Luoyang in Henan Province. A truck rear-ended a tankertruck carrying cyclohexane, a toxic chemical that can cause irritation to the eyes and skin.

Two people died on the scene and another was injured. Local traffic police and fire-fighters managed to cap the leak. Investigations were continuing.

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