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A train crash injured over 500 people on Friday after two metro trains collided during rush hour in Beijing. The first train came to an emergency stop due to slippery tracks ahead, and a second train behind it failed to brake after coming down a slick slope and smashed into the back of the first train. 515 people were sent to the hospital after the incident, and 102 of them have been found to have suffered from a bone fracture of some sort. Two of the end carriages also detached after the crash, injuring more passengers as it separated from its original train. Officials confirmed that the entire incident was caused due to the brake failure and the dangerous weather conditions- Beijing has suffered from some snowfall as a wave of cold weather strikes the region.
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