A train in China has derailed after hitting damaged tracks as it traveled between Shanghai and Guilin , a tourist destination in southeast China. According to the Chinese Ministry of Railways, the accident occurred at around 0210 local time (1810 UTC ) when the train hit a section of track that had been damaged by a mudslide. The derailment killed at least nineteen, and an additional 71 people were injured. Eleven of the injured have been seriously wounded. The accident has closed the line on which it occurred between Shanghai and the city of Kunming . Limited southbound traffic is expected to resume at around 2000 local time (1200 UTC), with full operation possibly restored by midnight (1600 UTC).
A train in China has derailed after as it traveled between Shanghai and , a tourist destination in southeast China. According to the Chinese Ministry of Railways, the accident occurred at around 0210 local time (1810 ) when the train hit a section of track that had been damaged by a mudslide. The derailment killed at least nineteen, and an additional 71 people were injured. Eleven of the injured have been seriously wounded. The accident has closed the line on which it occurred between Shanghai and the city of . Limited southbound traffic is expected to resume at around 2000 local time (1200 UTC), with full operation possibly restored by midnight (1600 UTC).
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