Two subway trains in Hong Kong have collided while testing a new signal system.
According to reports, the incident occurred between the Central and Admiralty stations before the service opened to the public early Monday.
No passengers were on board, but the drivers were taken to hospital.
Authorities have now launched an investigation into the incident.
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An Indonesian police spokesperson said on Thursday the captain of a ship that capsized in the Java Sea last month has been arrested and will face criminal charges for his role in an accident that killed at least 78 people.
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives lethal execution attempt
Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries.
Russian drone smashes into Kyiv school, no injuries, officials say
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Injuries and arrests as French high school student protests spread
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Bangladesh warns dengue outbreak could worsen after deadly September
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