Bullet train collision in China

Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Excavation of a bullet train car which was buried after a collision and derailment begins at the fatal accident site in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province on July 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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