Death toll in China road collapse climbs to 36

Anadolu Agency - The death toll has risen to 36 in southern China after part of an expressway collapsed in Guangdong province, sending at least 20 vehicles plunging down a hill, State-run media said on Thursday.

Some 30 people were also injured in the incident that occurred on Wednesday morning in the city of Meizhou, Beijing-based Xinhua News Agency reported.

All the injured were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition, said the report.

The collapse happened at around 2.10am local time on a section of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway, according to the agency.

Aerial images showed that one side of the expressway had caved in, causing vehicles to roll down a slope.

The accident did not involve any large vehicles or vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals, the report said.