Skip to comments.
Passenger Trains Collide in China [at least 43 dead, 247 injured] [photos]
NYTimes ^
| 4/28/2008
Posted on 04/27/2008 9:49:12 PM PDT by charles m
BEIJING (Reuters) — Dozens were injured or killed Monday in a collision of two passenger trains in eastern China, the official Xinhua News Agency cited a medical worker at the scene as saying.
Witnesses and a government spokesman also said there were heavy casualties in the crash in Shandong Province, which made 10 cars of the train topple into a ditch, Xinhua reported.
“More than 80 people are injured, both seriously and not as seriously,” a hospital official in Zhoucun district told Reuters.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; passengertrain; passengertrains; train; trains
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-22 next last
1
posted on
04/27/2008 9:49:12 PM PDT
by
charles m
To: charles m
2
posted on
04/27/2008 9:50:01 PM PDT
by
charles m
(Ask not what what your country can do for you; ask what you can do to make Michelle Obama proud.)
To: charles m
The crash happened at 0443 local time on Monday (2143 BST on Sunday), and rescue workers and local government leaders are at the scene. There are reports it was a head-on collision but a clear picture of what happened is yet to emerge, says the BBC's Michael Bristow in Beijing.
3
posted on
04/27/2008 9:53:11 PM PDT
by
charles m
(Ask not what what your country can do for you; ask what you can do to make Michelle Obama proud.)
To: charles m
Prayers!!!
These folks really need our prayers!
How terrible..!
4
posted on
04/27/2008 9:54:59 PM PDT
by
TheWriterTX
(Proud Retrosexual Wife of 14 Years)
To: charles m
Prayers up for these poor folks.
5
posted on
04/27/2008 9:55:44 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(Acts 16:31, Romans 10:13 ... nuff said.)
To: charles m; trussell
6
posted on
04/27/2008 9:56:15 PM PDT
by
Pinkbell
To: charles m
It’s easy to criticize China for their political situation, I’m no big fan, but the people themselves we know are one of the most unified and industrious people that exist. They will not only recover from this railroad accident, but learn from it. That’s in stark contrast to our own political/legal class who do nothing but look for blame. Perhaps someday our two countries can see eye to eye and cooperate instead of fight.
7
posted on
04/27/2008 10:08:14 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: charles m
“A cargo worker at a nearby station suggested that judging from the location of the trains, about 40 km (25 miles) from Zibo, they were likely running at full speed at the time of the accident.”
The two colliding trains: T195 (express train) and 5034 (slow train). The T195 has a max speed of 200km/hr, and 5034 has a max speed of 120km/hr.
8
posted on
04/27/2008 10:08:16 PM PDT
by
charles m
(Ask not what what your country can do for you; ask what you can do to make Michelle Obama proud.)
To: charles m
Rescued passenger suffering high G's.
66 dead now.
9
posted on
04/27/2008 10:30:35 PM PDT
by
charles m
(Ask not what what your country can do for you; ask what you can do to make Michelle Obama proud.)
Comment #10 Removed by Moderator
To: charles m
11
posted on
04/27/2008 11:21:34 PM PDT
by
skr
(How majestic is Thy Name, O Lord, and how mighty are Thy Works!)
To: charles m
It’s a miracle that more weren’t killed. Prayers for all.
To: SpaceBar
No way SpaceBar,
there is no profit for the great military industrial complexs on either side through cooperation.
13
posted on
04/28/2008 3:12:36 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: charles m
14
posted on
04/28/2008 3:14:16 AM PDT
by
commonguymd
(Let the socialists duke it out.)
To: charles m
How sad for those families. Prayers.
To: charles m; 4woodenboats; abletruth; Accountable One; Aeronaut; AKA Elena; Alamo-Girl; AlGone2001; ..
Prayer ping. 
Please know that I am praying for all involved. May God provide healing and comfort as needed.
Blessings,
trussell
If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.
16
posted on
04/28/2008 4:54:08 AM PDT
by
trussell
(I carry because...When seconds count between life and death, the police are only minutes away)
To: charles m; nickcarraway; sandyeggo; Lady In Blue; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; Catholicguy; ...
17
posted on
04/28/2008 4:55:36 AM PDT
by
trussell
(I carry because...When seconds count between life and death, the police are only minutes away)
To: charles m; Chinaguy
Chinaguy,
We pray for you and your people.
18
posted on
04/28/2008 6:56:28 AM PDT
by
toldyou
(Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
To: JACKRUSSELL
19
posted on
04/28/2008 7:17:42 AM PDT
by
toldyou
(Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
To: charles m
I join in prayer for everyone suffering from this tragedy!
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-22 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
