The family of a victim of a deadly high-speed train crash in east China's Zhejiang Province have agreed to take a compensatory payment of 500,000 yuan (about 77,500 U.S. dollars), according to local authorities.

The family of the victim, Lin Yan, is the first family that has reached a compensation deal with the local government, according to the city government of Wenzhou, where the accident occurred.

Lin was from Fuzhou, capital city of eastern Fujian Province.

The train crash happened late Saturday when train D301 rear-ended train D3115, leaving at least 39 people dead and 192 others injured.

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