XI'AN, May 6 (Xinhua) -- One person was injured and five others remain buried after part of a subway line that is under construction caved in on early Monday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said.
Nine people were working underground when the accident occurred around 2:40 a.m. on a section of the subway line No. 3. in Xi'an, the provincial capital.
Four people have been pulled out, including three who were unscathed and one who is suffering from fracture. The injured has been sent to a local hospital.
Rescue of the five buried workers is under way, and safety measures have been put in place to prevent secondary disasters, sources said.
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