70 killed, 416 injured in train collision in Shandong

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-28 23:09
BEIJING - President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday issued directives that all-out efforts be made in rescuing and treating the injured from the early morning train collision in east China. The top leaders also requested relevant offices to properly handle the aftermath, discover the cause of the accident and resume rail operations at the earliest time possible.

A high-speed passenger train jumped the track in the eastern province of Shandong early on Monday, striking another train and leaving 70 known dead and 416 injured as of late Monday, according to railway authorities.

The casualties were from both trains, one of which was en route from Beijing to Qingdao, a summer resort in Shandong and venue of the Olympic sailing competition. The other was traveling from Yantai, Shandong to Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province.

The high-speed train from Beijing, coded T195, derailed in the city of Zibo at about 4:48 a.m. and smashed into train 5034. The second train also left the tracks. At least 14 cars from both trains derailed.

No foreign citizens were killed in the accident, which occurred just before the May Day national holiday passenger rush. However, four French nationals were hospitalized with bone fractures.

２８日凌晨４时４１分左右，由北京开往青岛四方的Ｔ１９５次客车通过胶济铁路王村站，在铁路一个拐弯处，这列客车车尾前１０－１７位脱线、颠覆，造成由烟台开往山东菏泽的５０３４次客车与脱线、颠覆车辆相撞，５０３４次客车机后１－３位及机车脱线、颠覆。造成70伤亡，416人受伤。



快讯:胶济铁路正式恢复通车
经过抢修人员的紧张奋战，因“４·２８”铁路重特大交通安全事故中断的胶济铁路，２９日凌晨２时１６分正式恢复通车。