Two persons were killed in a collision between an oil tanker and a coal truck early Friday morning in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.  

The traffic accident occurred at 1:00 a.m. in Helan County of Ningxia when the coal truck was trying to turn into a narrow street and was struck by the passing oil tanker, causing it to turn over in the intersection.

Three other people were also injured in the accident.

(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2003)