43 killed in China train crash

Beijing: At least 43 people were killed and 247 injured when two passenger trains collided in eastern China early today, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing railway authorities.

One train was en route from Beijing to eastern city of Qingdao when the accident happened in Zibo, Shandong province.

The second train was travelling between Yantai, in Shandong, and Xuzhou in the neighbouring province of Jiangsu.