‘At Least’ 70 Killed in China Train Accident

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 04.28.08 | 7:22 PM ET

Monday’s Shandong province crash was the worst rail accident in China in a decade, the BBC reports. Authorities blame human error.

Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.

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