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2013-02-21 10:16:57 GMT+7 (ICT)

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were confirmed dead and several others injured after a bus accident in central China, local authorities said Wednesday.

The overloaded mid-sized bus overturned at around 9:40 a.m. local time in Luanchuan County, located in the province of Henan, around 300 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital, Zhengzhou.

According to local traffic police, two people died at the scene. As emergency workers rushed the victims to a local hospital, four others were later confirmed dead by medical officials. In addition, 23 others were also injured, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Reports said there were a total of 34 passengers, despite the bus' capacity of 19 people.

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