FUZHOU, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Seven people were killed and three injured after a minibus plunged off a hillside in east China’s Fujian Province Friday, local authorities said Saturday.

    The accident occurred at 7:19 p.m. in Gande town in Anxi County, leaving seven dead, including three children, said the Anxi county government.

    One of the injured who suffered from severe blood loss is in stable condition, according to doctors.

    All the passengers in the private minibus are relatives, the government said.

    The local authorities have launched an investigation into the accident.