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Four killed, dozens injured after train derails in S China
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A crane hoists the derailed train engine at the accident site in Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009. At least four passengers died and more than 50 others were injured after a train derailed in Guangxi early Wednesday due to a landslide, railway authorities said.
At least four passengers died and more than 50 others were injured after a train derailed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Wednesday due to a landslide, railway authorities said.
Train 1473, from Xiangfan of central Hubei Province to Zhanjiang of Guangdong Province, derailed at 4:22 a.m. in Liuzhou City of Guangxi. The locomotive and its first four sleeper cars derailed, said the Nanning Railway Bureau.
At least ten were seriously injured and have been hospitalized.
The other 1, 500 passengers were being transported to the Liucheng railway station in Liucheng County.
Rescuers are using cranes to lift the damaged cars away from the track.
A crane hoists the derailed train engine at the accident site in Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009.
The railway route linking Jiaozuo, central Henan Province to Liuzhou, was cut off.
Guangxi regional government chairman Ma Biao and vice chairman Yang Daoxi have rushed to the scene to direct rescue operation early Wednesday morning.
A crane hoists the derailed train engine at the accident site in Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009.
Heavy rain has hit the northern and central parts of Guangxi from Monday to early Wednesday.
On June 29, two passenger trains collided in central Hunan Province due to a brake failure, leaving three people dead and 63 injured.
A crane hoists the derailed train engine at the accident site in Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009.
Source:Xinhua
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