39 die in China train crash

THE Chinese government has ordered a two-month, nationwide safety campaign on its railway system after a collision between two bullet trains killed at least 39 people.

The Railways Ministry said all local railway bureaux were to draw lessons from Saturday’s accident in the eastern city of Wenzhou.

One train rammed into the back of another which had stalled after being hit by lightning, causing six carriages to derail and four to plunge about 20m-30m from a viaduct. More than 190 people were injured.