Two killed in high-speed ferry accident

Two Dutch citizens were killed after a high-speed ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Guangzhou collided with a sand barge.

Officials said the accident on the Pearl River late last night claimed the lives of a Dutch man and woman, and also injured two fellow travellers from the same country.

Dutch Consul General to Hong Kong Robert Schuddeboom said the victims were part of a tour group of 18 people that had spent the last three weeks travelling across China.

Five mainland Chinese travellers and two people from Hong Kong were also injured.