WUHAN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- A traffic accident on Saturday resulted in five deaths and eight injuries in central China's Hubei Province, local police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 5 p.m. in Wangying Township, Lichuan City. Preliminary investigations show that the driver, a 54-year-old woman surnamed Xiong, mistook the accelerator for the brake.
Xiong has been detained, with drunk or drug driving ruled out. The injured are not in life-threatening condition. ■
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