Chinese Train Collision Results in Heavy Casualties
Two passenger trains crashed on Monday in Zibo, part of China’s Shandong Province on Monday, resulting in 66 casualties and more than 247 people injured.
Seconds after being derailed, train T195, heading from Beijing to Qingdao, collided with 5034, another train heading from Yantai to Heze. According to the Xinhua News, the official press agency of the government of the PRC, the death toll reached 66 and 247 people were hospitalized, among whom 55 were in critical conditions. Four French nationals were also injured in the accident, which is reported to be the deadliest such in a decade.
In less desperate news, China just put its first domestically produced bullet train into trial operation a week ago on April 23. The train, which is set to be seen on the line from Beijing to Tianjin, is said to be capable of speeds reaching 161 mph.
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Borat Sagdiyev
Oops!
imoore
Sad to hear of this tragedy and my prayers go out to the families. But here's my puzzle: just how did the train manage to curve like that off the track?
JHinton
imoore,
Those are two different trains. One train has hit the center of the other and pushed it off the track and into a U-shape.
imoore
I apologize. I didn't read the entire article correctly. That shows my ignorance. Thanks for pointing it out for me.
Jonathan Fung
Oh man, I've been in one of the green trains that looked just like that in China. It'd be pretty terrible if we suddenly flipped like that in the middle of our poker game...scary thought.
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