The train derailed at 10:30am native time after hitting particles from a landslide that was on the observe whereas it was approaching Rongjiang county, Guizhou province, CCTV mentioned.
The train conductor died in hospital, CCTV mentioned. One crew member and 7 passengers have been injured.
The remaining 136 passengers have been safely evacuated, and the incident is underneath investigation, CCTV mentioned.
China’s high-speed rail network contains 37,900 kilometers (about 23,500 miles) of traces that crisscross the nation to hyperlink all of its main mega-city clusters. All have been accomplished since 2008.
No main incidents have been reported on the community since 2011, when 40 folks have been killed and almost 200 others injured after a high-speed train was struck from behind by one other train close to Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.
