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BY EMOKE BEBIAK

ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO

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More than 270 people were injured after a subway train rear-ended another one in Shanghai. As of Tuesday morning, no one had died, but more than 20 had serious injuries, according to Chinese state media.

A victim tells the BBC what the crash felt like...

“The entire train cabin suddenly tilted and the lights went out. The area between the two train cabins jutted out. The crash was quite serious. ”

According to euronews, the accident happened due to an operator failure...

“The crash occurred whilst trains running in Shanghai’s metro system were being manually directed on the telephone, after an earlier system failure.”

After the crash, several people posted online comments condemning Chinese authorities. The Wall Street Journal points out Shanghai Metro quickly posted a heart-felt apology, which was later on removed.

But the paper reports another apology appeared shortly after...

“Like most other official statements on disasters in China, it emphasizes how the victims helped each other and how the rescue workers and firemen came to the scene quickly. It ends by saying, ‘we did not do well. Please believe us, we’ll definitely do better!’”

Interestingly, this message was also replaced -- and a version similar to the original one was posted. The New York Times reports safety has become a primary concern for China’s fast-growing transportation system...

“Up to now, China’s transportation systems have proved to be a boon to its economy, with few fatalities. But there have been increasing reports over the last few years of substandard roads and bridges and worries that subway and high-speed rail construction may be moving too quickly and could pose safety problems.”

In fact, the Telegraph points out, Tuesday’s crash wasn’t by far the first or worst train accident of its kind, saying...

“The accident came just two months after another signalling failure allowed two bullet trains to collide near the southern city of Wenzhou, killing at least 40 people and injuring 192.”

Tuesday’s crash happened on Shanghai’s Line 10, which was opened only 18 months ago.