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== Accident == |
== Accident == |
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The collision occured at about 7pm, in [[Changping line]] in Beijing, during rush hour.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Simone |date=2023-12-15 |title=Beijing metro train collision sends hundreds to hospital |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/15/travel/beijing-train-accident-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Due to snow fall, the tracks became slippery, which caused a signal and emergency breaking malfunction, which caused a train to emergency stop.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A train behind was unable to stop in time, which caused it to collide with the first train.<ref name=":0" /> A statement by the [[Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport]] said that "The latter train was in a downhill section, and the snowy weather caused it to slide and failed to brake effectively, causing a rear-end collision with the one in front". A passenger said that "The subway train I took broke into two parts!".<ref name=":1" /> This brought 515 people to hospital, 102 of whom suffered broken bones.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> By 6am the next day, 423 had left hospital.<ref name=":1" /> |
The collision occured at about 7pm, in [[Changping line]] in Beijing, during rush hour.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Simone |date=2023-12-15 |title=Beijing metro train collision sends hundreds to hospital |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/15/travel/beijing-train-accident-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Due to snow fall, the tracks became slippery, which caused a signal and emergency breaking malfunction, which caused a train to emergency stop.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A train behind was unable to stop in time, which caused it to collide with the first train.<ref name=":0" /> A statement by the [[Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport]] said that "The latter train was in a downhill section, and the snowy weather caused it to slide and failed to brake effectively, causing a rear-end collision with the one in front". A passenger said that "The subway train I took broke into two parts!".<ref name=":1" />{{copyvio link|date=December 2023}} This brought 515 people to hospital, 102 of whom suffered broken bones.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> By 6am the next day, 423 had left hospital.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Revision as of 09:53, 15 December 2023
| 2023 Beijing Subway collision | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 14 December 2023 |
| Location | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Statistics | |
| Injured | 515 |
On 14 Decemer December 2023, two trains in Beijing, China collided in heavy snow, causing 515 hospitalisations. The tracks became slippery, which caused a train to automatically break. A following train was unable to stop in time, which caused the two trains to collide.[1]
Background
There was heavy snow the day before the collision, which caused the temporary closure of some train lines and schools.[1] On the day of the accident, Beijing set an orange alert for heavy snow and a yellow alert for icy roads.[2] The line that the accident happened on transports approximately 400,000 people each weekday.[2]
Accident
The collision occured at about 7pm, in Changping line in Beijing, during rush hour.[2] Due to snow fall, the tracks became slippery, which caused a signal and emergency breaking malfunction, which caused a train to emergency stop.[1][2] A train behind was unable to stop in time, which caused it to collide with the first train.[1] A statement by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport said that "The latter train was in a downhill section, and the snowy weather caused it to slide and failed to brake effectively, causing a rear-end collision with the one in front". A passenger said that "The subway train I took broke into two parts!".[2][infringing link?] This brought 515 people to hospital, 102 of whom suffered broken bones.[1][2] By 6am the next day, 423 had left hospital.[2]