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Death toll from E China train crash hits 38
Updated: 2011-07-25 15:28
(Xinhua)
WENZHOU - The death toll from a high-speed train crash in East China's Zhejiang Province has risen to 38, according to the local government Monday.
Three more bodies were recovered at the site Sunday, bringing the number of the dead to 38 as of 1 pm Monday, said sources with the city government of Wenzhou, where the crash occurred late Saturday.
The accident occurred when high-speed train D301 rear-ended bullet train D3115 at 8:38 pm Saturday.
The latest number is not the final death toll from the accident, said the sources.
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