Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed when a truck rammed into a bus Tuesday in central China.

About 40 others were injured in the accident that took place around 6.30 a.m. in Zhongfang county of Hunan province, reports Xinhua.

The truck smashed through the guardrail and crashed into the coach driving on the opposite side of the Shanghai-Kunming expressway, a spokesman of the local administration said.

It was not immediately known how many people were on board the bus and the truck.