China's 10 most dangerous highways revealed

Updated: 2015-02-11 16:27

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6 The 50-70th kilometers on Chengdu Around-city Highway.

57 accidents occurred, killing 28. Pile-ups increased by eight times more than 2013. Most accidents involve minibuses and heavy trucks.

China's 10 most dangerous highways revealed

Firefighters help release the driver from a freight carrier, as the vehicle overturned and was dented, on Chengdu Around-city Highway, Oct 1 2014. [Photo/news.chengdu.cn]

 

7. The 95-114th kilometers on Hangzhou Around-city Highway, in Southwest China's Sichuan.

2014 saw 26 accidents and 15 deaths on this length. Mostly pile-ups and large freight carriers were involved.

8. The 1050-1070th kilometers on Qingdao-Yinchuan Highway, in Northwest China's Shaanxi.

29 accidents occurred, and 56% of them are pile-ups. Heavy trucks account for two thirds of vehicles involved.

9. The 1553-1573th kilometers on Beijing-Kunming Highway, in Southwest China's Sichuan.

49 accidents occurred and 10 were killed. Pile-ups and single-vehicle accidents are the major accidents, and Heavy trucks account for 63 percent of the total accidents.

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