One Dead and 29 Injured in Accident at Beijing Subway Station
Wang Yimian
July 5, 2011
Economic Observer Online
Translated by Zhang Wen
Original article [Chinese]]
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Twenty nine passengers were injured and another died after an escalator malfunctioned at a Beijing subway station earlier this morning.
The escalator malfunction occured at the A exit of the Beijing Zoo station at 9:36am, according to the official micro blogs of both the Legal Evening News 《法制晚报》and the Information Office of Beijing's Xicheng District government 北京市西城区人民政府新闻办公室. The Beijing Zoo station is located on Line 4 of the city's subway system.
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Two passengers were seriously injured while the others are said to habe only suffered minor injuries. The relevant government departments are investigating the cause of the accident and have demanded all companies involved in the operation of the city's subway carry out saftety checks on all subway facilities in order to ensure that the system can operate safely.
July 5, 2011
Economic Observer Online
Translated by Zhang Wen
Original article [Chinese]
Twenty nine passengers were injured and another died after an escalator malfunctioned at a Beijing subway station earlier this morning.
The escalator malfunction occured at the A exit of the Beijing Zoo station at 9:36am, according to the official Sina micro blogs of both the Legal Evening News 《法制晚报》and the Information Office of Beijing's Xicheng District government 北京市西城区人民政府新闻办公室. The Beijing Zoo station is located on Line 4 of the city's subway system.
Two passengers were seriously injured while the others are said to have only suffered minor injuries. The relevant government departments are investigating the cause of the accident and have demanded all companies involved in the operation of the city's subway carry out saftety checks on all subway facilities in order to ensure that the system can operate safely.
