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Train derails in Eastern China

Published:Saturday | July 23, 2011 | 12:24 PM

A first-generation bullet train has derailed in eastern China.



The country's official news agency Xinhua said at least 11 people have been killed another 89 injured.



Reports are that two of the train's coaches fell off a bridge after derailing in Zhejiang province.



The train was travelling from Hangzhou to Wenzhou when it went off the rails.



China is spending billions on constructing a high-speed rail network.



The D-brand trains are the first generation of bullet trains in China, with an average speed just short of 160 kilometer per hour.