A passenger bus packed with ​16 people, well above ‌its nine-seat rated capacity, crashed into the back ​of a large ​truck in central China’s ⁠Henan province early on ​Thursday, killing 13 ​people, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

The collision took place at ​2:40am Wednesday on a section of the ‌G40 ⁠highway running from Shanghai to Xian in Shaanxi province.

The SAIC (600104.SS), MAXUS ​passenger ​bus ⁠involved in the collision, was rated ​for nine passengers ​but ⁠had 16 people on board.

The passenger bus ⁠rear-ended ​a semi-trailer ​truck travelling ahead.