Eight students were killed and seven injured in a traffic accident in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Tuesday morning, said local traffic police.

The accident occurred at about 6:40 AM in Zhoujia town of Shuangcheng city. This is 50 kilometers from the provincial capital Harbin.

The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, said traffic police. They didn't provide further details or the identities of the dead or injured.?

Local traffic police and education officials are conducting an investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency November 21, 2006)