WUHAN - A traffic accident on Saturday resulted in five deaths and eight injuries in Central China's Hubei province, local police said on Sunday.

The accident occurred around 5 pm in Wangying township, Lichuan city. Preliminary investigations show that the driver, a 54-year-old woman surnamed Xiong, mistook the accelerator for the brake.

Xiong has been detained, with drunk or drug driving ruled out. The injured are not in life-threatening condition.