KUNMING - Ten people were killed and another five injured in a road accident Sunday morning in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local police said.

The accident, involving a minibus, happened at about 8 am in Agang town of Luoping county. The driver died along with nine others, including a pregnant woman.

The injured passengers have been hospitalized.

The cause of the accident is being investigated, but it seemed the minibus driver was responsible for the accident.