At least ten people were killed and 36 others injured after their vehicle crashed into a tunnel in Zhejiang Province Thursday morning, according to the local traffic authority.

A 44-sleeper shuttle bus carrying 46 people hit the tunnel head-on in Lishui City at 0:18 a.m., killing 10 on the spot.

The 36 injured, including a 5-year-old boy, had been rushed to local hospitals and none were in critical conditions, according to the municipal government.

The bus, belonged to a transport company based in Fujian Province, was en route to Yiwu city, Zhejiang, when the accident occurred.

Zhejiang's highway traffic administration was investigating the tragedy.

(Xinhua News Agency September 4, 2008)