Six people were killed and another two were seriously injured after a minibus they took fell off a cliff in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday evening, local authorities said.
The accident happened at about 6:20 p.m. in Shimen Village, Xingshan County, Yichang City, when the minibus plunged the 100-meter-deep cliff in heavy rain, according to the Yichang municipal fire-fighting department.
The six victims were female tea pickers. The driver and another tea picker were badly injured and are receiving treatment at a local hospital.
Fire-fighters arrived at the scene at about 7 p.m. in pickups instead of fire engines due to tough road conditions. They are still working at the site.
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