Shentong Metro Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2011
Shanghai Metro Line 10 rear-end collision injures 284; manual dispatching violations under investigation
On September 27, 2011, a rear-end collision occurred on Shanghai Metro Line 10; by the next day, 284 people were counted as injured. Shentong Metro Group's preliminary statement said that after the signal system failed, manual dispatching was not carried out in strict accordance with regulations. The entry uses the casualty figure from the time of the incident and distinguishes responsibility for the equipment power failure from that for personnel dispatching.