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| Dozens killed in train crash in eastern India | Dozens killed in train crash in eastern India |
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| Coromandel Express passenger service derails and collides with goods train in Odisha state | Coromandel Express passenger service derails and collides with goods train in Odisha state |
| At least 50 people have been killed and 300 injured after a passenger train derailed and collided with a goods train in eastern India. | |
| Rescuers were attempting to free dozens more people feared trapped in the derailed coaches, said DB Shinde, the Balasore district administrator in Odisha state. | |
| Amitabh Sharma, a railway ministry spokesperson, said pieces of the derailed train had fallen on to a nearby track where another passenger train travelling in the opposite direction hit them. Details were not immediately known. | |
| The Press Trust of India news agency said the derailed Coromandel Express was traveling from Howrah in West Bengal to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. | The Press Trust of India news agency said the derailed Coromandel Express was traveling from Howrah in West Bengal to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. |
| Television images showed rescue teams trying to remove passengers from mangled coaches. Delhi television news reported that 179 people had been taken to hospital. | Television images showed rescue teams trying to remove passengers from mangled coaches. Delhi television news reported that 179 people had been taken to hospital. |
| Despite government efforts to improve safety, several hundred accidents occur every year on India’s railways, which with 40,000 miles (64,000km) of track is the world’s largest network under one management. | |
| Two trains collided near Delhi in August 1995, killing 358 people in the worst train accident in India’s history. | Two trains collided near Delhi in August 1995, killing 358 people in the worst train accident in India’s history. |
| Most train accidents are blamed on human error or outdated signalling equipment. | Most train accidents are blamed on human error or outdated signalling equipment. |
| More than 12 million people travel on 14,000 trains a day across India. | More than 12 million people travel on 14,000 trains a day across India. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |