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Train collision injures 12 in tourist spot

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-19 18:09

CHANGSHA - Twelve tourists, including two from the Republic of Korea, were slightly injured after two small electric trains collided Saturday in a well-known sightseeing spot in central China's Hunan province, a local government source said Sunday.

The accident happened at around 9:47 am Saturday, when a small electric train crashed into another after electricity for their operation had been broken by lightning in a sightseeing area of Zhangjiajie city.

All electric trains in the sightseeing area have been suspended after the accident.