WUHAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were comfirmed dead and nine others injured when a farmer's tricycle rolled over into an 8-meter deep gully at about 2:30 p.m. Monday at a village in Lichuan City, Hubei province.

Eight passengers were found dead on the spot. The eleven wounded were hastened to the hospital. But two of them died on the way.

Sources with the Lichuan government said the farmer's vehicle carried the passengers illegally. The rescue operation continued until midnight. The actual cause for accident was still under investigation.