At least 50 people were killed and more than 350 injured in a massive train collision in eastern India on Friday, according to officials and local media reports. Many people remain trapped inside train cars and under the wreckage.
At least 50 people were killed and more than 350 injured in a train collision in eastern India on Friday, according to officials and local media. Many people remain trapped inside train cars and under the wreckage.A passenger train derailed in the state of Odisha around 7:20 p.m. local time, sending some cars careening onto the opposite track, where they were struck by another passenger train, according to local media reports. A nearby freight train also became ensnared in the pileup..
Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, the top administrator in Odisha’s Balasore district, confirmed that the death toll had passed 50, the Associated Press reported.
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