Rescuers work at the site of the trains colliding accident, in east China's Shandong Province, on April 28, 2008.
Another high-ranking railway official was sacked on Tuesday in response to the deadly train collision on Monday that killed 70 and injured 416 in east China's Shandong Province.
Overspeeding causes train tradegy
Guo Jiguang, former executive deputy director of the Jinan Railway Bureau, was dismissed and subject to investigation by the Ministry of Railways, Liu Zhijun, railways minister, told an early morning emergency meeting.
Zhuang He, assistant to the director of the command center of the ministry's transportation bureau, was appointed to be new deputy director.
Two other officials with the Jinan Railway Bureau -- Chen Gong, former director and Chai Tiemin, former Party secretary -- were reportedly sacked on Monday.
They were replaced by Geng Zhixiu, deputy engineer-in-chief of the ministry, and Xu Chang'an, deputy chair of the ministry's trade union, respectively.
Military withdraw after completing train accident relief work
Soldiers aiding rescue work at Monday's train collision in east China have begun returning to barracks.
Some 1,000 soldiers, who worked 28 hours non-stop, rescued the injured, removed dead bodies and sealed the scene.
More than 120 military vehicles cleared debris, said Zhao Zongqi, Chief of Staff of the Jinan Military Area Command.