Train crash report 'forthcoming'
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December 7, 2011, Wednesday
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CHINA has concluded an investigation into the high-speed train crash that killed 40 people in July, and a report is forthcoming, an official with the country's work safety watchdog said yesterday.
An investigation team under the State Council is "gathering and sorting out the results of the investigation to develop a report," said Huang Yi, spokesman for the State Administration of Work Safety.
On July 23, a high-speed train rammed into a stalled train near the city of Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, leaving 40 dead and 191 injured.
A report was originally due in mid-September, but the safety administration said investigators needed more time for further analysis and tests to answer questions on technology and management.
Huang said the probe did not exceed the country's legal time limit for accident investigations, as time spent on technical evaluation is not counted as part of the investigative period.
Investigators must submit their report within 60 days of an accident, and the time limit can be extended by another 60 days under special circumstances, according to regulations.
The investigation team will "submit the report as soon as possible and publicize the results to give a sincere, responsible answer to the people," Huang said.
Preliminary investigations revealed serious design flaws in railway signaling equipment, as well as loopholes in railway safety management, he said in August.
Since it was established, the team of investigators has conducted on-the-spot inspections, simulated tests, technical evaluations, expert reviews and other investigative work in a "scientific, objective and fair manner," Huang said yesterday.
The members of the team included senior officials from the safety administration, the Ministry of Supervision, the Ministry of Railways, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the provincial government of Zhejiang, and the Ministry of Supreme People's Procuratorate, as well as railway experts.
The State Council said the team was mainly in charge of ascertaining the facts, cause, casualties and direct economic loss of the crash, while also recommending punishments for those held responsible.
An investigation team under the State Council is "gathering and sorting out the results of the investigation to develop a report," said Huang Yi, spokesman for the State Administration of Work Safety.
On July 23, a high-speed train rammed into a stalled train near the city of Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, leaving 40 dead and 191 injured.
A report was originally due in mid-September, but the safety administration said investigators needed more time for further analysis and tests to answer questions on technology and management.
Huang said the probe did not exceed the country's legal time limit for accident investigations, as time spent on technical evaluation is not counted as part of the investigative period.
Investigators must submit their report within 60 days of an accident, and the time limit can be extended by another 60 days under special circumstances, according to regulations.
The investigation team will "submit the report as soon as possible and publicize the results to give a sincere, responsible answer to the people," Huang said.
Preliminary investigations revealed serious design flaws in railway signaling equipment, as well as loopholes in railway safety management, he said in August.
Since it was established, the team of investigators has conducted on-the-spot inspections, simulated tests, technical evaluations, expert reviews and other investigative work in a "scientific, objective and fair manner," Huang said yesterday.
The members of the team included senior officials from the safety administration, the Ministry of Supervision, the Ministry of Railways, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the provincial government of Zhejiang, and the Ministry of Supreme People's Procuratorate, as well as railway experts.
The State Council said the team was mainly in charge of ascertaining the facts, cause, casualties and direct economic loss of the crash, while also recommending punishments for those held responsible.
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