At Least 19 Dead in China Crash as Holiday Travel Rush Gets Underway

At Least 19 Dead in China Crash as Holiday Travel Rush Gets Underway
A nurse attends to a wounded person at a hospital following a traffic accident in Nanchang County in east China's Jiangxi Province on Jan. 8, 2023. Wan Xiang/Xinhua via AP
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BEIJING—A traffic accident in southern China killed at least 19 people and injured 20 others early Sunday as the annual Lunar New Year holiday travel rush got underway, authorities said.

The accident occurred outside the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi province, according to the local traffic management brigade. The cause was under investigation, the brigade said.