Beijing train crash sends hundreds to hospital as heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit China

Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities said Friday.

The accident occurred Thursday evening in Beijing’s mountainous west on an above-ground portion of the sprawling subway system’s Changping line.

Unusually heavy snow that began falling Wednesday has prompted the suspension of some train operations and school closures.