Death Toll Expected to hit 70 In Deadly China Train Crash

by Rob Walker | April 28, 2008 at 01:51 pm | 247 views | 2 comments

After a collision between two high speed trains in Zibo, China early Monday morning, at least 70 people are reported killed and 420 injured.

The trains were apparently at full speed and most passengers were either sleeping or standing waiting to disembark when the collision occured.

The collision is being attributed to human error but so far no details have been revealed.

The collision of two Chinese passenger trains has left at least 70 people dead, Deutsche Welle informed.
At least 420 were reportedly taken to hospital with 70 in critical condition. Xinhua news agency said authorities had determined the crash was caused by human error, and that one of the trains might have been travelling much faster than the speed limit.

A train crash in eastern China has killed at least 70 people and injured hundreds more, some critically. The accident happened in Zibo when two commuter services collided on a bend causing several carriages to topple into a ditch.

One train was en route from Beijing to the seaside resort of Qingdoa. The other was travelling from Yantai in Shandong province.

It is thought both were likely operating at full speed at the time of the accident -- the worst in China since 1997.

Two trains have collided in Shandong, China 4:41am local time on Monday killing at least 70 people and injuring over 400, including four French citizens. It is still not known exactly how many people were on either of the trains.

The collision occurred in Zibo when one of the trains traveling from Beijing to Qingdao jumped tracks and collided head on with a train traveling in the opposite direction from Yantai to Xuzhou. Both of the trains are reported to have been traveling at their maximum speeds when they collided.