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Train Collisions

October 25, 2013;

A stationary passenger train on the Tsongon-Lhasa line in Tsongon Amdo region (Qinghai province) was hit by an empty train on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and over 50 injured. There were around 454 people on board, Xinhua, the state news agency reported. In a separate incident, a train collided with a coal truck in China’s Heilongjiang province yesterday killing the driver and injuring several people.

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