China Update At least 43 killed , 247 hurt in passenger train collision in Zibo city
Released on: April 29, 2008, 1:01 am
Press Release Author: Holiday Tours and Travel
Industry: Internet & Online
Press Release Summary: A pre-dawn collision between two pessenger train in eastern China
Press Release Body: 28-Apr-2008
China : Update : At least 43 killed , 247 hurt in passenger train collision in Zibo city
28-Apr-2008 05:05:55 AM (GMT) BEIJING (AP) _ A pre-dawn collision Monday between two passenger trains in eastern China killed at least 43 people and injured 247,a state news agency reported.
Witnesses said a train traveling from Beijing to the coastal city of Qingdao derailed and hit a second train at about 4:40 a.m., Xinhua News Agency said. The crash happened in the city of Zibo in Shandong province.
The second train had been traveling from Yantai to Xuzhou . News photos showed the derailed train laying at the bottom of a ditch, with rescuers removing passengers from a carriage that had fallen onto its side.
Survivors with white sheets wrapped around their shoulders stood or sat near the wreckage. The second train did not fall into the ditch, but a news photo showed one of its carriages resting perpendicular to the track.
The head of the Ministry of Railways, Liu Zhijun, was headed to the site to oversee rescue efforts, the Web site of the Shandong government said. In January, 18 people died when a train hurtling through the night at more than 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) slammed into a group of about 100 workers carrying out track maintenance near the city of Anqiu in Shandong province.
Xinhua said the latest accident had cut traffic on the Jinan-Qingdao railway, which links the provincial capital of Jinan with Qingdao .
Editor\'s Note
Railway disruptions
Those planning to travel by train or subway in this region should check with the railway immediately to reconfirm travel arrangements. If your train has been canceled, request a reservation on the next available train, even if it\'s on another line.
Traffic on roadways near the train station may be considerably more congested than normal. Stations are likely to become very crowded, lines will be long and tempers among other passengers may be short. Allow a good measure of extra time to get to the station and check in.
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