Twelve people have been 'severely dealt with' in connection with last week's subway crash in Shanghai that injured almost 300 people.
Xinhua reported last night that three members of the Shanghai Metro management staff, who were in charge of Line 10's control centre at the time, have been fired.
The general manager of the subway operator was demoted as a result of an investigation that blamed the accident on human error and a failure to carry out risk assessments or follow safety procedures.
Seven of the remaining staff members - ranging from a shift worker to Shanghai Shentong Metro board chairman Ying Minghong, president Yu Guangyao and general manager of operations Shao Weizhong - have had warnings placed in their work records. Three of the warnings have been deemed 'major'.
The final individual implicated, a deputy conductor, has been transferred to another department and placed under supervision for a year.
The September 27 accident, which has angered a public still sensitive after the deadly Wenzhou high-speed-rail crash in July, has been described by Shanghai Metro as the 'darkest day' in the network's 16-year history.