The last two cars of the stalled train derailed.

FORBES: Lightning Derails China's Bullet Train, Officials Say

The accident occurred after one train stalled following a lightning strike, and then a second high-speed train ran into it.

BBC: China bullet train crash 'caused by design flaws'

Days later the country suffered another tragedy when 31 people died and 66 were injured when an express train ploughed into a bus which had stalled on a level crossing in southern Russia.

BBC: clapham