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Signal failure is being blamed for a subway train crash that injured more than 270 passengers on Tuesday.

No one was killed in the crash, Shanghai's health bureau chief Xu Jianguang said at a news conference.

Traffic bureau Chief Sun Jianping, promised that authorities will conduct a thorough investigation into the accident.

The team declared on Tuesday night that operations on Line 10 will be suspended for an unspecified period of time beginning on Wednesday as part of the investigation.

According to media reports, the signaling equipment was the same as that used when a bullet train crashed into a stalled train in July in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, killing at least 40 people.

Tuesday's accident occurred at about 2:50 pm when a train on Line 10 also crashed into a stalled train in the tunnel that links Laoximen and Yuyuan Garden stations. The line goes under several scenic spots, such as Nanjing Road and City God Temple.

Reports suggest that problems before the crash with signaling equipment had forced a switch to manual operations.

The accident cast a shadow on the safety of China's fast expanding subway network.

The subway operator, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, apologized on its official micro blog for the accident, and described the day as the "darkest in Shanghai's subway history".

Traffic on Line 10 resumed at around 7 pm at a reduced speed of 45 km/h.

Most of the injured suffered broken bones, cuts and abrasions, said Zhao Gang, the director of the emergency department at Shuguang Hospital.At least four foreigners were among the injured.

"The train was not as crowded as during rush hour, but there were still a lot of passengers," said Jiang Yuhua, a middle school student.

Under the instruction of emergency workers, passengers walked hundreds of meters in the dark tunnel to safety.

Sixty-two ambulances arrived at the scene to ferry the injured to six hospitals.

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen 編輯）

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