昨日(9月17日)香港铁路发生了一列载客列车的出轨事件,列车的第四和第五节车厢完全分离。经初步检查,铁轨上有四处断裂。
A passenger train derailed in Hong Kong yesterday (17th Sep). The fourth and fifth cabin completed dislocated. According to the preliminary investigation, four cracks were found on the rails.
事发时车上有400多名乘客,其中八人受伤。
There are over 400 passengers involved in this accident, among which 8 have been injured.
一个专门的调查小组将会负责这起事故,预计将会耗时三到六个月。目前不排除人为破坏的可能性。
An investigating team will be formed to take point in this accident. The investigation is estimated to take about 3 to 6 months. At this point, they cannot rule out intentional damage.