Death toll of car crash in central Mozambique rises to 28

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MAPUTO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in central Mozambique said Monday that the death toll of the car crash in central province of Zambezia has risen to 28, after a five-year-old child passenger died at the provincial hospital.

According to the report from the state television TVM, the collision took place on Saturday in the Mopeia district of Zambezia, involving a minivan transporting passengers and a heavy truck that departed from Nampula province heading to the capital Maputo.

An inquiry commission has already been set up to investigate the causes of the accident, says the report.