4 dead, 8 injured in van-truck accident in east China

4 dead, 8 injured in van-truck accident in east China

 HEFEI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Four people have been killed and another eight injured after a van hit an oil tanker¹ head-on in east China's Anhui Province on Friday, authorities said.

The accident happened at around 8:40 a.m. along a provincial-level highway in Mengcheng County, said a spokesman with the Mengcheng County Government.

Among the injured who were receiving treatment in hospital, two were in a critical condition, said the spokesman.

The cause of the accident is under investigation².

1 tanker   

n.油轮

参考例句：

• The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
• Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。