One dead, three injured in Chongqing subway crash

The Chongqing government has launched a thorough check of civil air defense gates in its subway system after a staff member died in a crash on Jan 8.

Two other workers and one passenger were sent to the hospital for treatment. None of their injuries were considered to be life-threatening.

At about 5 pm, a train running on the new Loop Line struck the underground civil air defense gate that had intruded into the train's operating area. The first carriage was knocked out of alignment with the track, though it did not derail, and its nose was damaged, according to local transportation authorities.