China train crash kills 66, injures hundreds

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

China train crash kills 66, injures hundreds
Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:14am EDT

By Guo Shipeng and Lindsay Beck

BEIJING (Reuters) - Two passenger trains collided in
eastern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people and
injuring hundreds as carriages derailed and toppled into
a ditch, state media said.

Four hundred people were taken to hospital, with 70 in
a critical condition, Xinhua news agency said, suggesting
the death toll could rise further.

One train was en route from Beijing to the seaside resort
of Qingdao when the accident happened in Zibo, Shandong
province. The second train was from the resort of Yantai,
in Shandong.

Both were likely operating at full speed at the time of
the accident, the worst in China since 1997, a cargo
worker said.

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