JINAN - Six people died in a multiple-vehicle accident in East China's Shandong province on Thursday morning, local authorities said.

The pile-up happened in Boshan district, Zibo city, around 8:23 a.m. when a truck collided with two buses, a car and a motorcycle on a village road.

Four people on a bus, one in the car and another in the truck died. The number of injured people is still being verified.