Some 270 people were injured when two trains collided on one of Shanghai’s newest subway lines, stoking further public concern whether safety has been sacrificed to guarantee the rapid expansion of China’s transport systems.
The safety of public transport has become politically sensitive after the collision of two bullet trains in July, in which 40 people died.
Tuesday’s crash occurred on the city’s line 10 subway, China’s largest fully automated line, when one train rammed into the back of another. The crash occurred while controllers were running trains manually after an equipment failure, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the subway operator, said.