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| At least 233 people killed and hundreds injured in train crash in eastern India | |
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| Death toll expected to increase further after passenger service derails and collides with train in Odisha state | Death toll expected to increase further after passenger service derails and collides with train in Odisha state |
| At least 233 people have been killed and about 900 injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. | |
| The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said on Friday. | The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said on Friday. |
| The Howrah Superfast Express derailed and became entangled with the Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway authorities said in a statement. Media reports had earlier said the crash was between the Coromandel Express and a goods train. | The Howrah Superfast Express derailed and became entangled with the Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway authorities said in a statement. Media reports had earlier said the crash was between the Coromandel Express and a goods train. |
| The death toll is expected to increase, the state chief secretary, Pradeep Jena, said in a tweet. Sudhanshu Sarangi, the director general of the fire department in Odisha, told Reuters that 207 bodies had been recovered so far. | The death toll is expected to increase, the state chief secretary, Pradeep Jena, said in a tweet. Sudhanshu Sarangi, the director general of the fire department in Odisha, told Reuters that 207 bodies had been recovered so far. |
| One survivor told local television news that he had been sleeping when the accident happened and woke to find himself trapped under about a dozen passengers before crawling out from the carriage with only injuries to his neck and arm. | One survivor told local television news that he had been sleeping when the accident happened and woke to find himself trapped under about a dozen passengers before crawling out from the carriage with only injuries to his neck and arm. |
| SK Panda, a spokesperson in Jena’s office in Odisha state, called it “a heavy accident”. | SK Panda, a spokesperson in Jena’s office in Odisha state, called it “a heavy accident”. |
| “We expect that the rescue work will continue till at least tomorrow morning,” Panda said. | “We expect that the rescue work will continue till at least tomorrow morning,” Panda said. |
| “On our part, we have prepared all big government and private hospitals from the accident site to the state capital to cater to the injured.” | “On our part, we have prepared all big government and private hospitals from the accident site to the state capital to cater to the injured.” |
| The spokesperson added authorities had already rushed “75 ambulances to the site and had also deployed many buses” to transport the injured passengers and survivors from the site. | The spokesperson added authorities had already rushed “75 ambulances to the site and had also deployed many buses” to transport the injured passengers and survivors from the site. |
| Images from the scene showed rescuers climbing up the mangled wreck of one of the trains to find survivors. | Images from the scene showed rescuers climbing up the mangled wreck of one of the trains to find survivors. |
| Hundreds of young people lined up outside a government hospital in the city of Soro in Odisha to donate blood. | Hundreds of young people lined up outside a government hospital in the city of Soro in Odisha to donate blood. |
| An witness told Reuters: “I was there at the site and I can see bloods, broken limbs and people dying around me.” | An witness told Reuters: “I was there at the site and I can see bloods, broken limbs and people dying around me.” |
| The Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, said authorities’ priority was “removing the living to the hospitals, that’s our first concern, to look after the living”. | The Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, said authorities’ priority was “removing the living to the hospitals, that’s our first concern, to look after the living”. |
| Rescue operations were under way at the site and “all possible assistance” is being given to those affected, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, said. | Rescue operations were under way at the site and “all possible assistance” is being given to those affected, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, said. |
| Modi tweeted: “In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon.” | Modi tweeted: “In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon.” |
| Rescue teams have been mobilised from Odisha’s Bhubaneswar and Kolkata in West Bengal, the federal minister for railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, added. | Rescue teams have been mobilised from Odisha’s Bhubaneswar and Kolkata in West Bengal, the federal minister for railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, added. |
| The National Disaster Response Force, state government teams and the air force had also mobilised to respond to the incident, he said. | The National Disaster Response Force, state government teams and the air force had also mobilised to respond to the incident, he said. |
| 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. | 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. More than 12 million people travel on 14,000 trains a day across India. | 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. |