In China, a test train crashed into a group of railway workers in Yunnan province early this morning, killing 11 people and injuring two others. According to state media, the incident occurred when the test train collided with construction workers who had entered the track on a curve at Luoyangzhen Station in Kunming, the provincial capital.

 

 

State broadcaster China Central Television reported that railway and local authorities immediately launched an emergency response, deploying relief and rescue teams. Kunming’s railway authority said, the cause of the accident is under investigation. They said that those responsible persons will be held accountable in accordance with laws and regulations.