{"id":403,"date":"2026-05-28T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:39:11","slug":"passenger-van-accident-kills-13-in-central-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>leadnews.BEIJING, May 28, 2026 (AFP) &#8211; An overloaded minivan collided with a truck in central China on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring three, traffic police said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province at 2:40 am (1840 GMT Wednesday), the traffic management bureau of China&#8217;s Ministry of Public Security said on social media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It was driving on the G40 expressway in the city of Nanyang when it &#8220;rear-ended a semi-trailer truck travelling ahead of it&#8221;, the bureau said on the Weibo social media platform.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The ministry said it &#8220;attached great importance&#8221; to the incident, &#8220;immediately dispatching a working group to Nanyang led by a traffic management bureau official to direct investigation and handling work.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Deadly traffic accidents occur frequently in China due to lax safety standards and widespread disorderly driving.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>leadnews.BEIJING, May 28, 2026 (AFP) &#8211; An overloaded minivan collided with a truck in central China on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring three, traffic police said. The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China - leadnews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China - leadnews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"leadnews.BEIJING, May 28, 2026 (AFP) &#8211; An overloaded minivan collided with a truck in central China on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring three, traffic police said. The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province at [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"leadnews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-28T02:42:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-28T05:39:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"leadnews.net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"leadnews.net\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"leadnews.net\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2845256ca29f6d6265b72b6f047e3abf\"},\"headline\":\"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-28T02:42:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-28T05:39:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403\"},\"wordCount\":154,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"International\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403\",\"name\":\"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China - leadnews\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-28T02:42:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-28T05:39:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":450},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?p=403#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"leadnews\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"leadnews\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/330387032_9460896037269845_2798906227724397819_n-2-Copy-Copy-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/330387032_9460896037269845_2798906227724397819_n-2-Copy-Copy-1.png\",\"width\":299,\"height\":94,\"caption\":\"leadnews\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2845256ca29f6d6265b72b6f047e3abf\",\"name\":\"leadnews.net\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b7f8ebecacf7336fdadac700e7b5f15fdac8a73889ac89eaae479c39cf655422?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b7f8ebecacf7336fdadac700e7b5f15fdac8a73889ac89eaae479c39cf655422?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b7f8ebecacf7336fdadac700e7b5f15fdac8a73889ac89eaae479c39cf655422?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"leadnews.net\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leadnews.net\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China - leadnews","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China - leadnews","og_description":"leadnews.BEIJING, May 28, 2026 (AFP) &#8211; An overloaded minivan collided with a truck in central China on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring three, traffic police said. The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province at [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403","og_site_name":"leadnews","article_published_time":"2026-05-28T02:42:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-28T05:39:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"leadnews.net","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"leadnews.net","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403"},"author":{"name":"leadnews.net","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2845256ca29f6d6265b72b6f047e3abf"},"headline":"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China","datePublished":"2026-05-28T02:42:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-28T05:39:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403"},"wordCount":154,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg","articleSection":["International"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403","url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403","name":"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China - leadnews","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-28T02:42:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-28T05:39:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-390765-1779935940.jpg","width":750,"height":450},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?p=403#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/","name":"leadnews","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#organization","name":"leadnews","url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/330387032_9460896037269845_2798906227724397819_n-2-Copy-Copy-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/330387032_9460896037269845_2798906227724397819_n-2-Copy-Copy-1.png","width":299,"height":94,"caption":"leadnews"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2845256ca29f6d6265b72b6f047e3abf","name":"leadnews.net","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7f8ebecacf7336fdadac700e7b5f15fdac8a73889ac89eaae479c39cf655422?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7f8ebecacf7336fdadac700e7b5f15fdac8a73889ac89eaae479c39cf655422?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7f8ebecacf7336fdadac700e7b5f15fdac8a73889ac89eaae479c39cf655422?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"leadnews.net"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/leadnews.net"],"url":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}