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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 67 people have been killed and almost 250 injured in a train derailment in northern India. | At least 67 people have been killed and almost 250 injured in a train derailment in northern India. |
A dozen 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 100kmph (62mph). | The train was travelling from Howrah near Calcutta to the capital Delhi and derailed at more than 100kmph (62mph). |
As of Monday morning some 67 bodies had been removed from the damaged coaches, including those of two Swedish passengers, said the BBC's Ram Dutt Tripathi in Fatehpur. | |
A third Swede is among scores of injured receiving treatment in hospital in the local town of Kanpur. | |
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. |
Some coaches mounted each other and others were badly crushed in the accident, making it difficult for rescuers to reach victims. | |
Specialist medical and engineering teams along with cutting equipment and cranes have been sent to the crash site, local reports said. | |
Villagers praised | |
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. |
The drivers of the train escaped with minor injuries. They told the BBC that their train was derailed by faulty work on the track by rail workers. | |
Ram Kumar, a conductor on the train, told our reporter he remembered feeling a series of jolts, before the guard pulled the emergency brake. | 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 train was reportedly travelling at 108km/h (67mph) - fast by local standards. | The train was reportedly travelling at 108km/h (67mph) - fast by local standards. |
A rail worker told the BBC that maintenance work was being done at Malvan station, about which the train driver had not been warned. | 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. | 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. | Most of the injured are being treated at hospitals in Fatehpur, but the worst cases have been taken to Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad. |
The Uttar Pradesh state governor, B L Joshi, has arrived in Fatehpur and is expected to visit the crash site and hospital. | |
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. |
Last 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. |