Late last year, a passenger train derailed in North Korea, killing more than 400 people, the Korean section of Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday. Sources say that the removal of the consequences of the accident is still underway.
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The passenger train was traveling from Pyongyang to Kumgol city in South Hamgyong province. According to sources cited by the Korean section of Radio Free Asia (RFA), the train was passing Tong’am station, where the steep climb begins, when there was a sudden drop in voltage in the catenary.
Despite the reaction of the driver who attempted to brake, the train began to reverse. At one point, seven cars at the end of the train derailed and slid down the slope.
According to RFA, most of the passengers on board died and the death toll reached over 400, mostly young men headed to the Komdok mine, one of the largest lead and zinc mines in the world.
The locomotive and the two carriages immediately behind it remained on the tracks and reached the next station safely. The passengers in the front carriages, mostly high-ranking officials, survived the accident.
North Korean passenger trains generally consist of nine to 11 cars, each with 60 seats, with the first two or three cars reserved for officials.
Sources say North Korean authorities have set up a “body disposal task force” and the cleanup is still ongoing.
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