Eight killed in China road collapse

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At least eight people were killed and nine others injured when a road in China’s Guangdong province collapsed, authorities said on Thursday.

The accident occurred at around 8.40 p.m. on Wednesday at a section which was a subway construction site, reports Xinhua news agency.

Besides the victims, three people were reported missing, the authorities added.

The cause of the collapse is under investigation.