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Passenger Train Derailed, Killing Two
A passenger train running from Beijing to Qiqihar derailed on Friday morning in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, killing at least two people and injuring about 50.
The accident happened at about 6:20am Friday morning the Anda rail station in the province, and the cause is not known yet.
Medical workers from the General Hospital of the Daqing Oilfield said the injured, including three seriously, have been sent to hospitals for treatment. They confirmed that two were killed.
It was a mess at the site, witnesses said. Some passenger cars ran onto the platform.
It is not immediately known how many passengers were on the K47 express train when the accident happened. Normally, passenger trains in China are rather crowded.
Cause and casualty of the accident are under investigation.
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