More than one hundred hurt in Beijing subway crash as heavy snow hits capital

The site of a train collision in the western district in Beijing (Ng Han Guan/AP)
The site of a train collision in the western district in Beijing (Ng Han Guan/AP)
Fri, 15 Dec, 2023 - 12:13
Associated Press reporters

Two subway trains have crashed in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities have said.

The accident happened on Thursday evening in Beijing’s mountainous west on an above-ground portion of the sprawling subway system’s Changping line.

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