Beijing, Jun 4 (PTI) A passenger train crashed into railway maintenance workers in northwest China's Gansu province on Friday, killing at least nine people.

The accident occurred at around 5:19 am near Jinchang city.

Nine railway workers were killed in the accident, state-run China Daily reported.

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