Deadly Train Derailment in Eastern India

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Source: Al Jazeera English
Deadly Train Derailment in Eastern India
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A passenger train in eastern India derailed following a head-on collision with a goods train, leaving many people feared dead and 179 injured. More than 100 rescue personnel are searching for 200 passengers feared trapped. The cause of the accident is being investigated, and several hundred accidents occur every year on India’s railways, with most of them blamed on human error or outdated signaling equipment.

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