In a horrific accident that rarely occurs in the vast world of transportation development, a train collided with a bullet in China and crashed into it, killing the driver.
A high-speed train collided with a landslide on Saturday morning, killing one driver and injuring eight others, China Central Television reported.
The incident happened in the middle of the day, while the train was entering a tunnel in the south of Guizhou Province. The train took a regular route to Guangzhou Coastal Business Center.
Two wagons D2809, a bullet train from Guyang, southwest. China # گوئیژوTo # گوانگجوIn southern China, it derailed at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at a station in Guizhou. The train driver died. 1 car crew and 7 passengers suffered non-threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/JTgs7QnoOB
– ZhengguanMedia (@ZhengguanNews) June 4, 2022
China Central Television reported that the condition of the injured was stable and another 136 people on the train were evacuated safely.
It should be noted that the cause of the accident is under investigation. Landslides have become common in mountainous areas as a result of a combination of heavy rainfall and infrastructure development.
China has the world’s largest high-speed rail network with 40,000 kilometers of rail across the country, and trains run at more than 300 kilometers per hour.
Hundreds of millions of passengers are transported each year, although this number has dropped dramatically due to travel restrictions associated with the Corona epidemic.
The safety record of the system is generally good, with the exception of one accident in 2011 between two trains outside the southern city of Wenzhou, which killed at least 40 people and sparked public outcry over an apparent attempt to cover up the damage.
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