One dead in high-speed train crash in southwest China
- Train driver killed and at least eight passengers and staff injured after vehicle hits soil on tracks
- Two cars comes off the rails as train pulls into station
At least one person died and eight others were injured when a high-speed train went off the rails at a railway station in southwestern China on Saturday morning, state media reported.
The train was exiting a tunnel when it hit soil on the tracks swept down from a hillside near Rongjiang county railway station in Guizhou province at about 10.30am, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Two carriages left the tracks, the report said.
Operator China Railway said the train ran for more than 900 metres (2,950 feet) after the driver discovered an “abnormality” on the track and engaged the emergency brakes within five seconds. Walls along the line had prevented the vehicle from leaving the rails, it said.
The driver of the vehicle, identified as Yang Yong, was killed and both passengers and staff were among the injured.