Two Shanghai subways trains collide
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Two subway trains collided in Shanghai on Tuesday, injuring over 200 passengers, official media reported.
The Shanghai Metro said on the Weibo microblogging site that one of its trains suffered equipment failure at 2:10 p.m. local time (0610 GMT), which then led station officers to manually direct approaching trains.
The collision occurred near the Yu Yuan station in central Shanghai at 2:51 p.m., an online statements posted by the Shanghai Metro said on its verified Weibo account.
Eastday.com, Shanghai government's official news portal, cited a state television broadcaster as saying there were over 200 passengers with injuries.
Medics were seen carrying injured passengers out of the station.
Two subway trains collided in Shanghai on Tuesday, injuring over 200 passengers, official media reported.
The Shanghai Metro said on the Weibo microblogging site that one of its trains suffered equipment failure at 2:10 p.m. local time (0610 GMT), which then led station officers to manually direct approaching trains.
The collision occurred near the Yu Yuan station in central Shanghai at 2:51 p.m., an online statements posted by the Shanghai Metro said on its verified Weibo account.
Eastday.com, Shanghai government's official news portal, cited a state television broadcaster as saying there were over 200 passengers with injuries.
Medics were seen carrying injured passengers out of the station.