Five people were dead and four others were injured after a car crash in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Thursday afternoon.
The accident happened at 2:14 p.m. when a Chevrolet collided with a Xiali car on No.307 Regional Highway in Xiwuzhumuqin banner, a regional work safety official said.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
(Xinhua News Agency January 2, 2009)