China train collision kills 36, 192 injured: Ministry of Railways

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In pictures: E China train crash

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The train collision in east China`s Zhejiang Province has killed 36 people and left 192 others injured as of Sunday night.

The figure was released in a statement on the Ministry of Railways website on Monday after a tele-conference at 9:00 Sunday night.

A total of 132 people are being treated in 11 hospitals and those who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from hospital, said Wang Yongping, spokesman with the ministry at a press conference.

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