May 22, 2010

China derailment 'kills several'

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A passenger train has derailed in China, killing at least 10 people, reports say.
The Ministry of Railways said the train had been knocked off the tracks by a landslide in a mountainous area of Jiangxi province, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The train had been making its way from Shanghai to the tourist area of Guilin.
Xinhua reported that dozens of people had been hurt in the accident.

Pictures in state media showed that one carriage of the train had been bent in two by the force of the accident, and was largely destroyed.
The ministry said the accident had happened at 0210 (1810 GMT) near Fuzhou city.

(from BBC News)

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