Driver detained after road accident kills 9

 　　KUNMING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Police in southwest China's Yunnan province have detained a driver in connection with a road accident that killed nine people and injured 24 on Saturday, local authorities said Monday.

　　A vehicle carrying 37 passengers overturned on an expressway in Nanhua county at 11:25 p.m. Saturday while en route to the city of Dali, according to a statement by the local government of the Chuxiong Yi autonomous¹ prefecture.

　　An investigation² into the cause of the accident is under way, Chuxiong police said, adding that the driver is also being investigated for his role in the accident.

　　All the injured are receiving treatment at local hospitals.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

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。