CHINA, NOV 26 : At least 11 people were killed, and two others were injured after a test train ran over a team of maintenance workers in southwestern China on Thursday, state-run media platform Xinua reported. Officials are calling it the country’s deadliest train accident in more than a decade. The incident took place in the city of Kunming in Yunnan Province in southwestern China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The accident occurred when a test train examining earthquake detection systems struck a group of maintenance workers on a curved section of track at Kunming\u2019s Luoyangzhen (Luoyang Town) station, killing several and injuring others, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the tragic incident happened while the railway workers were on the track, authorities opened an investigation into the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the incident, the station in Yunnan Province resumed normal operations, according to a statement and reports from state-run Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two more railway maintenance workers were killed on Thursday in Sichuan\u2019s Deyang city after being struck by a train, news agency Reuters reported, quoting Jimu News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China operates the world\u2019s largest rail network, stretching over 1,60,000 km and handling billions of passenger trips annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While widely praised for efficiency, the system has faced criticism following major accidents, including a 2011 crash in Zhejiang that left 40 dead and 200 injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another notable incident, nine workers were killed in 2021 when a train on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang line in Gansu collided with a maintenance crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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