China train collision kills at least 70
Two passenger trains collided in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 70 people and injuring hundreds as carriages jumped the tracks and toppled into a ditch, state media said.

At least 420 people were taken to hospital, with 70 in critical condition, Xinhua news agency said, suggesting the death toll could rise further.

Xinhua said authorities had determined the crash -- the worst in China since 1997 -- was caused by human error, and that one of the trains might have been travelling much faster than the speed limit.

"Although investigations are continuing, some investigators said that T195 was traveling at 131 kilometers per hour before the accident, far in excess of the speed limit of 80 km/h," it added.

One train was en route from Beijing to the seaside resort of Qingdao when the accident occurred in Zibo, Shandong province. The second train was from the resort of Yantai, in Shandong.

One passenger described escaping the wreckage with her 13-year-old daughter through a massive crack in the floor.

"We were still sleeping when the accident occurred," Xinhua quoted the woman, surnamed Yu, as saying. "I suddenly woke up when I felt the train stopped with a jolt. In a minute or two it started off again, but soon toppled."

The accident, which happened at a bend, caused the carriages to topple into a ditch, Xinhua reported, adding that bloodstained sheets and broken Thermos flasks littered the ground.

The director and Communist Party chief of the Jinan Railway Bureau, which oversees the line linking Qingdao and the provincial capital Jinan, had been sacked and would be investigated by the Ministry of Railways, Xinhua said.

Four of the injured were French nationals, three from the same family and one of their friends, all of whom were taken to hospital with bone fractures, the report said, adding no foreigners were among the dead.

Workers finished repairing the damaged line on Monday evening, and services were expected to be restored by Tuesday morning, Xinhua said.

A coach of China‘s sailing team who was en route to Qingdao, host of the sailing events for the Beijing Olympics, was seriously hurt and facing amputation of his legs, state television reported. It did not give his name, and an official reached at the Chinese Yachting Association had no information.

Pictures posted at the news portal http://www.sina.com showed carriages overturned and rescue workers milling around passengers wrapped in blankets.

The local Qilu Evening News said the railway had begun a new timetable on Monday. Xinhua said rescuers had been working to remove the wrecked coaches from the tracks to ensure traffic along the line could resume on Tuesday morning.

State television said the rail line was built in 1897 and was due to be retired for all but goods trains in favor of a high-speed link to be ready in time to carry passengers from Beijing to Qingdao for the Olympic sailing events.

Railway Minister Liu Zhijun had arrived at the site and President Hu Jintao had dispatched Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang to the scene, Xinhua said.

"The city government of Zibo has sent a 1,500-member strong team to help and console the victims‘ families," it said, adding Railways spokesman Wang Yongping had expressed deep condolences for the victims.

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中国火车相撞死亡70余人
官方媒体报道,周一两列旅客列车在中国东部相撞,由于车厢脱轨并倾倒在沟渠中,造成至少70人死亡,数百人受伤。

根据新华社的消息,有420余名伤者被送往医院,其中重伤70余人,这使得死亡人数有可能进一步增加。

新华社报道说,官方已经将此次事故认定为自1997年以来发生的最为严重的由人为原因造成的火车相撞事故。其中一列火车的行驶速度远远超过限定时速。

虽然事故调查仍在继续,但是一些调查人员称T195次列车在出事之前的行驶速度是131公里/小时,严重超过80公里/小时的限制速度。

当事故发生在山东省淄博市时,其中一列火车正由北京开往海滨城市青岛,另一列火车则由山东烟台开出。

一位乘客描述,她和13岁的女儿是从车厢破裂的口子中逃出来的。

新华社援引于女士的话说:“出事的时候,我们正在睡觉,当我感觉到火车摇晃着停了下来,就突然醒过来。一两分钟后火车又重新开动,但很快就倾覆了。”

新华社报道说,这起事故发生在一个弯道上,造成多节车厢倾覆到沟渠中。此外,血迹斑斑的被褥和破碎的热水瓶散落一地。

新华社说,负责监管胶济线(连接青岛和济南)的济南铁路局局长和党委书记被铁道部免职,并将接受调查。

报道说,受伤乘客中有四名法国人,其中三人来自于同一个家庭,另外一人是他们的朋友。四人皆因骨折被送往医院,报道还说没有外国人在此次事故中死亡。

新华社说,受损线路在周一晚上已抢修完毕,预计周二早晨可恢复通车。

官方电视台报道,一位国家帆船队的教练受重伤,并面临截肢。事故发生时,他在前往青岛的列车上,北京奥运会的帆船赛事将在青岛举行。报道中没有给出他的名字,以及一位到达中国赛艇协会的官员没有得到消息。

在新闻门户网站www.sina.com的图片中显示了倾覆的车厢,披着毯子的乘客周围的救援人员。

当地的齐鲁晚报说,铁路在周一刚更换了新的时刻表。新华社说,救援人员努力将损坏的车厢从铁轨上移走,以确保周二早晨能恢复通车。

中央电视台说,胶济铁路建于1897年,它将变成一条货运专线,这样有利于一条新的高速铁路及时建成,以便在奥运会的帆船赛事期间,从北京向青岛运送旅客。

新华社说,铁道部部长刘志军已经到达事故现场,国家主席胡锦涛也派国务院副总理张德江前往事故现场。

据报道,淄博市政府已派出了1500人的庞大救援队帮助及安抚遇难者家属。此外,铁道部发言人王勇平向遇难旅客表示深切哀悼。

2008-04-30 09:00
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