Article: Collision of 2 trains kills dozens in China

Andrew Jacobs The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
04-29-2008
Collision of 2 trains kills dozens in China
Byline: Andrew Jacobs The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 4
Section: NEWS

BEIJING --

Yuanxi Huang contributed research.

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A predawn collision between two passenger trains traveling through a rural part of eastern China on Monday has killed 66 people and injured 247, according to the authorities, making it one of the deadliest rail accidents in China in a decade. Officials said 51 of the injured were in critical condition.

The two trains, an express heading from Beijing to Qingdao and a slower train traveling between Yantai and Xuzhou, collided about 4:40 a.m. ...

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