In China, told the details of the crash of the high-speed train «Hese»

Hese High Speed ​​Train. File photoBEIJING, Jun 4 The driver of the Hese high-speed train that derailed in southern China on Saturday noticed a problem on the railroad track, managed to apply the brakes, but this did not help prevent the accident, according to China Railway Corporation report. High-speed passenger train D2809, en route from Guiyang City, Guizhou Province to Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, on June 4 at about 10.30 local time (5.30 Moscow time) before entering the Rongjiang station, crashed into a mudflow that suddenly descended on the way, in as a result, the eighth and seventh cars derailed, one of the cars was partially carried to the station platform. As a result of the accident, the driver died, eight people received injuries of varying severity. The remaining 136 passengers on the train were safely evacuated. «Unfortunately, the driver of train D2809 died in the line of duty,» the corporation said. to the Rongjiang station, and took emergency braking measures, after which the train traveled more than 900 meters. Elimination of the consequences is ongoing at the scene of the accident, firefighters and rescuers are working, the competent authorities are investigating the causes of the incident. The train involved in the accident belongs to the series The Hese (Harmony) high-speed trains, which entered service in August 2007, were 200-250 kilometers per hour at the time, marking the transition to a new era for Chinese railways. A little later, Hese trains began to appear, capable of reaching speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour. In 2011, the Hese-380BL train on one of the sections of the Beijing-Shanghai railway line set a world speed record at that time — 487.3 kilometers per hour.