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India: Train crash in Uttar Pradesh kills dozens India: Train crash in Uttar Pradesh kills dozens
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At least 64 people have been killed and almost 250 injured in a train derailment in northern India.At least 64 people have been killed and almost 250 injured in a train derailment in northern India.
Thirteen coaches of the Kalka Mail passenger train left the rails near the town of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh.Thirteen coaches of the Kalka Mail passenger train left the rails near the town of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Rescue workers and locals have been working through the night to try to free trapped passengers from the badly damaged carriages.Rescue workers and locals have been working through the night to try to free trapped passengers from the badly damaged carriages.
The train was travelling from Howrah near Calcutta to the capital Delhi and derailed at more than 100km/h (62mph). The train was travelling from Howrah near Calcutta to the capital Delhi and derailed at more than 100kmph (62mph).
'Upside down' Praise for villagers
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his deep concern over the accident, the second in a week in Uttar Pradesh, and has directed the railway authorities to use all available resources for the relief operation.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his deep concern over the accident, the second in a week in Uttar Pradesh, and has directed the railway authorities to use all available resources for the relief operation.
Soldiers were deployed to help in the rescue effort.
The cause of the derailment, about 120km (75 miles) south-east of Uttar Pradesh's capital, Lucknow, was not immediately clear.The cause of the derailment, about 120km (75 miles) south-east of Uttar Pradesh's capital, Lucknow, was not immediately clear.
Television footage showed carriages at skewed angles, with one on the roof of another and a third thrown clear of the train. The drivers of the train escaped with minor injuries. They spoke to the BBC's Ram Dutt Tripathi, who has travelled to Fatehpur, and said their train was derailed by faulty work on the track by rail workers.
One passenger told CNN-IBN television: "We were sitting in our seats when suddenly everything turned upside down. When the train stopped we broke the glass windows to jump out on the track." Ram Kumar, a conductor on the train, told our reporter he remembered feeling a series of jolts, before the guard pulled the emergency brake.
The driver was among those injured. This account matches the testimony of other survivors and railway staff at the scene, who have also spoken of a derailment caused by a technical fault.
The BBC's Ram Dutt Tripathi in Lucknow says most of those hurt are being treated in hospitals in Fatehpur but the seriously injured have been taken to Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad. The train was reportedly travelling at 108km/h (67mph) - fast by local standards.
The number of people on board was not immediately clear but reports said there may have been up to 1,000 passengers. A rail worker told the BBC that maintenance work was being done at Malvan station, about which the train driver had not been warned.
Survivors praised local villagers, who arrived at the scene within 20 minutes to help with rescue work.
Most of the injured are being treated at hospitals in Fatehpur, but the worst cases have been taken to Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad.
Accidents are common on the state-owned Indian railway, an immense network connecting every corner of the vast country.Accidents are common on the state-owned Indian railway, an immense network connecting every corner of the vast country.
It operates 9,000 passenger trains and carries some 18 million passengers every day.It operates 9,000 passenger trains and carries some 18 million passengers every day.
On Thursday, 38 people died in Uttar Pradesh when a train hit a bus carrying a wedding party. Last Thursday, 38 people died in Uttar Pradesh when a train hit a bus carrying a wedding party.