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At least three people were killed and 10 others injured when a passenger train derailed after being hit by a landslide in east China's Jiangxi Province.

The train, a K859,was bound for the tourist city of Guilin in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The accident happened in Dongxiang county at around ten minutes after two on Sunday morning.

The locomotive plus nine of the 17 carriages of the train came off the tracks. Some carriages flipped over in the mountainous terrain.

Soldiers were trying to reach those who remained trapped inside the train.

Rescuers have told the Xinhua news agency at least 20 injured passengers have been saved. Four in serious condition were rushed to hospital. It was not immediately known how many passengers were on board.

Pilot's miscalculation may causes India plane crash

Pilot's miscalculation may causes India plane crash

05-23-2010 08:43 BJT Special Report: Plane crash in South India |

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So far 146 bodies of 158 victims of the Saturday's plane crash in southern India have been found. Eight survivors are being treated in hospital.

The plane captain was among the victims. The Indian government has declared a two-day national mourning period. This is the worst air disaster in 14 years.

The Mangalore airport was re-opened later Saturday and at least three planes took off from the same runway where the crash happened.

Speculation is on the rise that the pilot of the doomed Air India passenger plane could have made a mis-calculation of the runway, as one of the plane's wheels failed to touch the runway.

One of the wings of the plane then hit a cliff near the runway and burst into a ball of fire, before plunging into a nearby gorge. Only 8 people survived.

However, Indian Secretary of Civil Aviation Madhavan Nambiar said earlier Saturday it is too early to speculate on the cause of the crash in the southern city of Mangalore.

He says the black box of the doomed plane has yet to be found, contrary to an early report by local TV Times Now that it was found already.

The official refused to speculate on any possible cause of the crash, saying that the airfield and runway have seen 32,000 landings since its opening in 2006, and the plane's Serbian pilot had more than 12,000 flight hours.

Local media said that most likely the cause of the crash is pilot's error, including his misjudgment of the runway's length, as the plane went out of control after touching the ground.

A survivor recalled that the plane spun out of control after a loud thud was heard on the left side of the plane, presumably that of the tyre exploding.

On Saturday, Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani sent a message of condolence to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the crash.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also expressed condolences to India during this tragedy.