KIEV, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Six people, including two children, were killed in a collision between a truck and a minibus in Ukraine's central Vinnytsia region, the National Police reported on Thursday.

The accident occurred at around 5:20 p.m. (1420 GMT) on Wednesday on the M30 international highway linking Ukraine's western city of Stryi and the urban settlement of Izvaryne in the east.

The truck driver sustained injuries and was admitted to a local hospital.

Police have launched an investigation into the accident.

According to official data, 1,918 people died and 20,862 were injured in traffic accidents on Ukraine's roads during January-August this year. Enditem

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