BEIRUT, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 11 others injured in eastern Lebanon after a truck rear-ended several cars ahead, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The truck driver lost control of his vehicle after a sudden engine failure in the road accident that happened near the village of Bchamoun, about 12 km southeast of the capital Beirut, according to NNA.

Around 115 have been killed and 729 others injured in car accidents since the beginning of 2018, the Lebanese traffic authorities reported on Wednesday. Enditem