Driver held a er car hits children

– Police in northeastern China have detained a driver who ploughed a car into a group of children outside a primary school, causing at least five deaths and 18 injuries, state media said on yesterday.

China Central Television said police were investigating the cause of the incident, which happened around noon in the city of Huludao in Liaoning province. Later, the state broadcaster said the five dead, and 16 of the injured, were minors. – Reuters

Beijing