China's leaders urge 'all-out efforts' to treat those injured in attack

China's top leaders have urged "all-out efforts" to treat those injured in a car attack in southern China, one of the deadliest incidents in the country's recent history, as online posts asking what the attack says about Chinese society were censored.

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The authorities took almost 24 hours to officially disclose that on the evening of Nov 11, a driver had rammed his car into a crowd at a sports centre in Zhuhai, killing 35 people and injuring 43 others.

President Xi Jinping and the country's No. 2 official Li Qiang both urged the local authorities to treat the wounded and begin an investigation into the case, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said on the evening of Nov 12.

"Mr Xi urged all localities and relevant authorities to draw lessons from the case, and to strengthen their prevention and control of risks at the source," the article said.

Premier Li "urged coordinated risk prevention and control efforts to ensure social stability", the report added.