Kunming [China], November 27 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed Thursday when a test train struck a group of maintenance workers on the tracks in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province, state-run Xinhua reported. Two others were injured and have been hospitalized.
According to China Railway Kunming Group Co. Ltd., the accident occurred early in the morning at Louyangzhen station. Railway authorities said the cause of the collision is still under investigation, though operations at the station have since resumed.
Xinhua reported that emergency teams were immediately deployed following the crash. “After the accident, the railway authorities immediately activated the emergency response plan and, together with the local government, organized rescue efforts and medical treatment for the injured,” the agency said.
The incident comes a day after a major tragedy in Hong Kong, where a high-rise apartment building fire killed 55 people, according to CNN. Another 23 people were injured in that blaze, including eight firefighters. Officials said 51 victims died at the scene, while four later succumbed to injuries in the hospital.
China operates one of the world’s largest railway networks and has experienced several fatal train accidents over the years, though such incidents have decreased significantly. In 2022, a train derailed in Guizhou province after striking debris from a landslide near Rongjiang County, killing the conductor and injuring eight others, according to state media, Al Jazeera reported. (ANI)
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