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China => Current Affairs => Topic started by: Aussie Mike on July 24, 2011, 02:22:42 pm

Title: 2 Bullet train carriages fell of a bridge on derailing
Post by: Aussie Mike on July 24, 2011, 02:22:42 pm

China bullet train derails in eastern province - report Reuters  (http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/9901636/china-bullet-train-derails-in-eastern-province-report/) July 24, 2011, 12:19 am

SHANGHAI - A bullet train in China's eastern province of Zhejiang derailed late on Saturday with two carriages falling off a bridge, the official Xinhua news agency quoted local fire department sources as saying.

No details on the casualties were immediately available.

The train was travelling from the provincial capital Hangzhou to the city of Wenzhou and derailed at the section of Shuangyu Town in Wenzhou at 8:34 p.m. (1:34 p.m. BST), said fire fighters from Wenzhou.

Rescue teams were on their way to the scene, Xinhua said.

(Reporting by Jacqueline Wong; Editing by Maria Golovnina)
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That is scarey  ???
Heart-felt condolences to all effected.

Title: Re: 2 Bullet train carriages fell of a bridge on derailing
Post by: davidxwz on July 25, 2011, 07:15:14 am

Got this news from morning newspaper and really shocking to me !

Blessing to all...

Title: Re: 2 Bullet train carriages fell of a bridge on derailing
Post by: Andy72 on July 28, 2011, 04:02:45 am

I was in Hangzhou and both my father and some friends asked me if it was my train!

there were 2 trains involved!

Many casualties and injured.. and quite accidental disaster: the first train was struck by a lightning (I remember enjoying the lightning storm in Hz!) and stop dead on the tracks.. the second train just crash head into that one..

Scary..

both trains were to Fuzhou, one from Beijnig, one from Hangzhou.