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Terror on the rails: 66 people die after two trains collide in Shandong

My father is a former airline employee, so it's odd that I've developed a healthy skepticism about flying. Given the choice, I feel much safer on China's vast railway system; not to mention that sitting and having a beer and... ...full story at Zhongnanhai

from Zhongnanhai on Mon, Apr 28 2008

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28 Apr 08		Passenger trains collide in Shandong » Shanghai Daily TWO passenger trains crashed head-on after one derailed this morning in Shandong Province, Xinhua news agency reported. The death and injured were still being counted and the cause of the accident is under investigation,...
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07 May 09		6 peolple stand trial for fatal train crash in E China's Shandong » People's Daily Six people stood trial Thursday at a special court of east China's Shandong Province for a fatal train collision that killed 72 passengers April last year. Qingdao railway transportation procuratorate brought public charges against the six railway...
25 Jan 08		Running train kills 18, injures 9 in Shandong » china.org.cn A high-speed train ran down a group of railway workers in east China's Shandong Province, leaving 18 dead and nine others injured, the Ministry of Railway said Friday.
28 Apr 08		At least 66 dead in Shandong train collision » Shanghai Daily THE death toll rose to 66 after two passenger trains collided head-on this morning in Shandong Province, railway authorities have confirmed, China Central Television Station reported. Previous reports said 43 were...

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