Traffic accident kills 5 in China's Hubei

A traffic accident on Saturday resulted in five deaths and eight injuries in central China's Hubei Province, local police said on Sunday, Report informs via Xinhua.

The accident occurred around 5 p.m. in Wangying Township, Lichuan City. Preliminary investigations show that the driver, a 54-year-old woman surnamed Xiong, mistook the accelerator for the brake.

Xiong has been detained, with drunk or drug driving ruled out. The injured are not in life-threatening condition.