Six killed by arriving train in China

Six workers were killed by an arriving train while working on tracks near the Anyang railway station in Henan province on Saturday, the Dahe Daily reports.

The multiple fatalities were the result of a rare accident on China’s rail system as construction and maintenance should only occur during hours in which train do not run, according to railway rules, unnamed sources were quoted as saying.

A social media post by the Anyang railway authority late on Saturday night said freight train X103 hit the six workers, two permanent staff of the railway department and four temporary workers while bypassing the Anyang station’s southern area at 9.42am.

The victims were immediately confirmed dead. It was unclear what specific work they were doing.