Train Derails in China: Bullet train derails in China, driver killed, seven passengers seriously injured

Posted on 4th Jun 2022 03:06 pm by rohit kumar

A speeding train derailed on Saturday in southwest China's Guizhou province due to a landslide, killing the driver and injuring at least seven passengers. Bullet train D2809 traveling from China's southwestern Guiyang province to the southern province of Guangzhou derailed due to a sudden landslide at Rongjiang station at that time. According to the Global Times newspaper, the seventh and eighth coaches of the train derailed at the entrance of the Yuezhai Tunnel. The driver died in this incident. All the injured passengers were sent to the local hospital and another 136 passengers have been rescued. Rescue work has been started at the spot and the cause of the accident is being investigated.

 

Even before this, the train had derailed

 

Let us tell you that earlier a train derailed in Hunan province of central China. During that incident, the railway policeman aboard was killed and four were seriously injured and 123 were minor. The cause of the accident was incessant rain and landslides.

 

China had announced to increase the speed of bullet trains to 350 kmph.

 

Let us tell you that the Chinese government had earlier announced to increase in the operating speed of the high-speed railway connecting Beijing with Guangdong province of South China to 350 kilometers per hour in June.

 

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