43 killed, 247 hurt in China passenger train collision

BEIJING: State media says a pre-dawn passenger train collision in eastern China has killed at least 43 people and injured247. Local news agency said Monday's crash happened about 4:40 a.m.in the city of Zibo in Shandong province. It quoted witnesses as saying a passenger train from Beijing to coastal Qingdao city derailed and hit another train.