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Train Hits China Railway Workers, Killing 11
- On Thursday, a train struck railway maintenance workers at Luoyangzhen station, killing 11 and injuring two, Kunming Railway Bureau reported.
- Authorities said the collision occurred after construction workers entered the track area while a train was passing through a curved section inside Kunming Luoyang Town Station.
- Railway authorities and the local government activated emergency response plans and organised medical treatment, with rail operations returning to normal by midday Thursday while those injured received care.
- In recent years, China's national rail network has seen several deadly train accidents, including the 2011 Wenzhou crash that killed 40 and injured nearly 200, though fatal incidents have declined.
- Investigators have launched a detailed probe into the crash involving a train used for seismic equipment testing amid industrial safety concerns and regulations in China.
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A test train went in Kunming to a group of construction workers who were on the rails. Eleven people died, two were injured. Now it is examined how the accident could happen.
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Train hits China railway workers, killing 11
BEIJING: A train ran into a group of railway workers on Thursday (Nov 27), killing 11 and injuring two, officials in China's southwestern city of Kunming said, the deadliest rail accident in more than a decade.The train, testing earthquake detection equipment, hit worker
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