{"id":3547,"date":"2025-11-27T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3547"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:20:27","slug":"train-collision-in-china-kills-11-railway-maintenance-workers-reports-transport-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3547","title":{"rendered":"Train collision in China kills 11 railway maintenance workers: Reports | Transport News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Accident involved a train conducting a test of seismic equipment, state-run Xinhua says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/jp-1730786685-rotated.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 27 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">27 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Eleven people were killed and two others injured when a train smashed into railway maintenance workers in southwestern China, state-run media reports.<\/p>\n<p>The train, which was being used to conduct tests involving seismic equipment when the accident happened, struck the workers as it travelled along a curved section of track at Luoyangzhen station in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, early on Thursday morning, the Xinhua news agency reported.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAfter the accident, the railway authorities immediately activated the emergency response plan and, together with the local government, organised rescue efforts and medical treatment for the injured,\u201d Xinhua said.<\/p>\n<p>A detailed investigation into the cause of the accident is under way, according to the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Rail operations at Luoyangzhen station have returned to normal following the accident, while medical treatment for the injured is \u201cproceeding in an orderly manner\u201d, the state news outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>China, which has one of the world\u2019s biggest rail networks, has experienced several deadly train accidents in recent years, although fatal incidents have become much less frequent in recent decades.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, a train derailed near Rongjiang county in Guizhou province after hitting debris from a landslide, killing a conductor and injuring eight other people, state media said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, one person was killed and 127 others injured in a train derailment in Chenzhou in the central province of Hunan, according to state media.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s most recent train disaster with mass casualties occurred in 2011, when a high-speed train collided with a stationary locomotive in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, killing 40 people and injuring nearly 200.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, some 66 people were killed when two passenger trains collided near Zibo in eastern China\u2019s Shandong province in 2008.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4134734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4134734\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4134734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1658090-1764226684.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C512&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"epa01328085 Two railway workers carry a sleeper at the site where two passenger trains collided near Zibo, 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The Qingdao to Beijing- bound train derailed after colliding with the Yantai to Xuzhou train in the early hours of 28 April. According to the Chinese Ministry of Railways, the accident has caused 66 deaths and 247 people are injured and receiving treatment in various medical facilities in the Zibo city area. EPA\/NG KONG\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4134734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two railway workers carry a sleeper at the site where two passenger trains collided near Zibo, east China\u2019s Shandong province, in 2008. The train from Qingdao to Beijing was derailed after colliding with the Xuzhou-bound train, killing 66 people and injuring 247 others [File: Ng Kong\/EPA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accident involved a train conducting a test of seismic equipment, state-run Xinhua says. 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