The practice derailed at 10:30am native time after hitting particles from a landslide that was on the observe whereas it was approaching Rongjiang county, Guizhou province, CCTV mentioned.
The practice conductor died in hospital, CCTV mentioned. One crew member and 7 passengers had been injured.
The remaining 136 passengers had been safely evacuated, and the incident is beneath investigation, CCTV mentioned.
China’s high-speed rail community contains 37,900 kilometers (about 23,500 miles) of strains that crisscross the nation to hyperlink all of its main mega-city clusters. All have been accomplished since 2008.
No main incidents have been reported on the community since 2011, when 40 individuals had been killed and practically 200 others injured after a high-speed practice was struck from behind by one other practice close to Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.