????URUMQI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least four passengers were killed and more than 30 injured in a train derailment in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Wednesday, rescuerssaid.

????According to sources with the Urumqi Railway Bureau, 11 cars of Train No. 5806 were derailed by a strong windstorm around 2:00 a.m,, soon after it left the Turpan station. The train runs between Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang region, and Aksu, a city in southern Xinjiang.

????The accident occurred between Zhenzhuquan station and Hongshanqu station, about 20 to 30 km away from Turpan.

????The windstorm was observed to have a force of 13, which is more powerful than a hurricane, according to the railway bureau.

????The railway south of the Tianshan Mountains from Turpan to Korla has been closed, said the railway bureau.

????"A strong sand storm cracked window panes soon after the train left Turpan, and blrew some of the cars off the rail when we were trying to plugging up the windows," said a passenger named Su Chuanyi, a local TV journalist.

????"The first rescue team of more than 100 people, including doctors and police officers, arrived by 4:30 a.m. They are now working at the scene," Su said.

????The mishap occurred near a windmill farm 120 km away from Urumqi. The area is well known for strong winds all the year round.

????The Zhenzhuquan station was attacked by a windstorm in April 2001, which derailed 11 cars of a train parked there.

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據(jù)新華網(wǎng)來自烏魯木齊鐵路局的最新消息，在今天凌晨發(fā)生的烏魯木齊開往阿克蘇的5807次旅客列車因大風(fēng)脫軌事故中，已證實3名旅客死亡，2名旅客重傷，32名旅客輕傷，南疆線被迫中斷行車。

稍早前的報道曾說，事故發(fā)現(xiàn)4人死亡，受傷人員至少上百人。

據(jù)烏魯木齊鐵路局介紹，今天凌晨2時05分，5807次旅客列車行至南疆線珍珠泉至紅山渠間42公里＋300米處，因大風(fēng)造成機后9至19位車輛脫軌。

報道說，據(jù)測風(fēng)儀記錄，列車脫軌地點瞬間風(fēng)力達到13級。

報道說，事故發(fā)生后，烏魯木齊鐵路局已迅速組織救援，各路人員及救援車輛已經(jīng)到位展開救援。

事故發(fā)生地是全國著名的風(fēng)區(qū)，新疆最大的風(fēng)力發(fā)電廠就在這里。

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