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1. Multiple injuries as car crashes into children outside primary school; driver detained
A car crash outside a primary school in Hunan, China, injured several children, sparking outrage as the nation reels from a recent mass hit-and-run and a deadly knife attack.


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Video footage circulating online showed the aftermath of the incident outside a school in Hunan. Photo: AFP


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From a harrowing car incident in China to a toxic smog cloud visible from space, explore six stories from the video team at the South China Morning Post


From a harrowing car incident in China to a toxic smog cloud visible from space, explore six stories from the video team at the South China Morning Post.


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From a harrowing car incident in China to a toxic smog cloud visible from space, explore six stories from the video team at the South China Morning Post

1. Multiple injuries as car crashes into children outside primary school; driver detained