Chinese bullet train derails in lightning incident
At least 43 people have been killed and 210 injured after a bullet train smashed into another train in eastern China.
According to Xinhua news agency, late on Saturday two cars of a bullet train fell off a bridge after derailing in Zhejiang province in China.
One of the cars reportedly fell to the ground, while the other remained hanging in the air, 20-30 meters above the ground. Each car has a capacity of approximately 100 people.
The agency earlier quoted a witness as saying that rescuers have dragged many passengers out of the car on the ground.
The train crashed at 8:34 pm local time en route to the city of Fuzhou from the provincial capital Hangzhou. The train was hit by lightning, lost control and was rear-ended by another train, Xinhua quoted local media as saying.
Rescue effort are underway.
China’s railways, which the government continues to heavily invest in, have recently been hit by a series of major scandals.
The flagship Beijing-Shanghai rail line, which opened just this month, has already experienced several power cuts which left passengers stranded in trains for hours.
One of the cars reportedly fell to the ground, while the other remained hanging in the air, 20-30 meters above the ground. Each car has a capacity of approximately 100 people.
The agency earlier quoted a witness as saying that rescuers have dragged many passengers out of the car on the ground.
The train crashed at 8:34 pm local time en route to the city of Fuzhou from the provincial capital Hangzhou. The train was hit by lightning, lost control and was rear-ended by another train, Xinhua quoted local media as saying.
Rescue effort are underway.
China’s railways, which the government continues to heavily invest in, have recently been hit by a series of major scandals.
The flagship Beijing-Shanghai rail line, which opened just this month, has already experienced several power cuts which left passengers stranded in trains for hours.
Post incident footage of the collision between two trains in China: July 24th
On Saturday 23rd, the bullet train crashed into another high-speed train that had stalled after being struck by lightning, causing four carriages to fall off a viaduct. It was the first derailment on China's high-speed rail network since the country launched bullet trains in 2007 with a top speed of 155 miles (250 kilometres) per hour.
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