An out-of-control freighter bumped into a dock on the Huangpu River in downtown Shanghai on Sunday, causing a collision between several oil tankers.
The accident resulted in the sinking of one of the oil tankers, and left one person missing and two slightly injured.
Police and fire fighters rushed to the site to assist the victims.
An oil spill from the accident has been fenced off to prevent further pollution.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
(Xinhua News Agency April 2, 2002)
