“Bloody railroad tracks” kill 288 in India’s worst train crash
Three trains collided in India today, killing 288 people and injuring more than 1,000 others. This is expected to be the worst train disaster in India.
According to reports from the BBC, AP, and CNN, two passenger trains and a freight train collided in Balasore, Odisha.
Indian railway authorities said that 10 to 12 carriages of one train derailed, with some of them falling onto nearby tracks. Another train rammed into the fallen carriages, derailing three carriages.
Rescuers work at the site of a train collision derailment in Balasore district of Odisha, eastern India, March 3. /AFP
The Indian government has rushed more than 100 doctors and 200 ambulances to the scene, where more than 1,000 people have been injured.
“I fainted when the train derailed,” one survivor told local media, adding that “close to 15 people fell on top of me.” “I was at the bottom of the pile,” he said토토사이트.
“I was crushed at the bottom of the pile. I hurt my hand and it hurts terribly. The nape of my neck also hurts,” he said. “When I got out of the train, I saw people with missing limbs. I also saw people with mangled faces,” he said of the devastating scene.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “I am distressed by the train accident in Odisha. It is a grievous time. My thoughts are with the bereaved families.” “I wish the injured a speedy recovery. All possible assistance is being provided.”
