GUIYANG - One person was killed and two others injured on Monday in a minibus blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local government sources said.

The incident happened at around 9 p.m. when the minibus exploded in the Shiqing Village, Zhouxi Township, said a spokesman with the city government of Kaili.

The injured were rushed to hospital and their injuries were not life threatening, said the spokesman.

Judging from the scene, local police suspected the explosion was a criminal case and were investigating it.