Lapses which may have led to a crash on Shanghai's subway system have been criticised in Chinese state media.
The crash on Tuesday, which injured 284 people, happened when subway staff were directing trains using phones after the signal system failed.
"China should be more cautious and concentrated in avoiding risks," said the English-language Global Times in an editorial.
The crash comes months a train crash near Wenzhou city killed 40 people.
That sparked a wave of criticism - including in some state-media outlets - which suggested that Chinese authorities' thirst for development was putting safety at risk.
Tuesday's crash occurred at about 14:51 local time (06:51 GMT) following a signal system failure at a subway station on Line 10, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group said.That failure meant staff were directing trains by phone and the trains were running at slower than usual speeds, it said.
The subway train stopped and started before rear-ending another train near Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden.
"I was stunned, not knowing what happened. We tried to open doors and windows but couldn't. I felt smoke in the car," a passenger said shortly after being rescued from the train, Xinhua reported.
By Wednesday, 189 injured passengers had been discharged from hospital while another 95 were still receiving treatment, Shanghai health authorities said according to Xinhua.
It quoted doctors as saying most of the injuries were bruises and bone fractures, but that there were also external head traumas.Critical' issue
Speaking of a "dark day" for Shanghai Metro, the company vowed to hold an investigation into what happened.
But Chinese state media were quick to highlight the role of China's lightning development in the apparent safety lapses that led to the accident.
The crash on Tuesday, which injured 284 people, happened when subway staff were directing trains using phones after the signal system failed.
"China should be more cautious and concentrated in avoiding risks," said the English-language Global Times in an editorial.
The crash comes months a train crash near Wenzhou city killed 40 people.
That sparked a wave of criticism - including in some state-media outlets - which suggested that Chinese authorities' thirst for development was putting safety at risk.
Tuesday's crash occurred at about 14:51 local time (06:51 GMT) following a signal system failure at a subway station on Line 10, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group said.That failure meant staff were directing trains by phone and the trains were running at slower than usual speeds, it said.
The subway train stopped and started before rear-ending another train near Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden.
"I was stunned, not knowing what happened. We tried to open doors and windows but couldn't. I felt smoke in the car," a passenger said shortly after being rescued from the train, Xinhua reported.
By Wednesday, 189 injured passengers had been discharged from hospital while another 95 were still receiving treatment, Shanghai health authorities said according to Xinhua.
It quoted doctors as saying most of the injuries were bruises and bone fractures, but that there were also external head traumas.Critical' issue
Speaking of a "dark day" for Shanghai Metro, the company vowed to hold an investigation into what happened.
But Chinese state media were quick to highlight the role of China's lightning development in the apparent safety lapses that led to the accident.
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