Bus, train collision in China's Xinjiang kills at least 5, dozens wounded: police

Rescuers work in a crashed bus in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 24, 2011. The bus collided with a passenger train Thursday morning, causing at least 5 people dead and dozens injured. Rescue and investigation are still underway. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
A bus and train collision left at least 5 people dead and dozens injured Thursday morning in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, police said.

A runaway No. 531 Bus rushed onto a railway track and was hit by a running train at 9:07 a.m., in Urumqi, the regional capital, said a spokesman with the city's railway bureau.

Passengers on the bus were mostly students on their way to school.

At least 5 people were killed, said Wang Mingshan, Urumqi's police chief.

The wounded were rushed to three local hospitals, one of which said it has already taken in around 30 injured people.

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Source: Xinhua

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