China: Train kills 11 railway workers

China: Train kills 11 railway workers
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A train crashed into a group of railway workers on Thursday, killing 11 and injuring two, Reuters reported. The accident, described as the deadliest in more than a decade, occurred in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming.

According to officials, the train, while testing earthquake detection equipment, hit workers on a curved section of tracks at Luoyang Town railway station.

The station in Yunnan province has resumed normal services and the cause of the accident is being investigated. China’s railway network is the largest in the world, stretching more than 160 kilometers and carrying billions of trips each year.