Six people were killed and one was injured in a traffic accident happening on Friday afternoon in the county of Songming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The local police source said the tragedy occurred at about 2:40 PM in the county's Adalong village when a heavy-duty truck loaded with coal collided with a mini bus.

Six people on the bus, including a two-year-old boy, were killed on the spot and the injured has already been hospitalized, said the police.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is already underway.

(Xinhua News Agency November 25, 2006)