At least 119 killed after train derails in India

At least 119 people were killed and more than 150 injured when an Indian express train derailed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh today.


Railway officials said the toll may rise amid a desperate scramble to locate survivors from the mangled wreck.

Police officials said people were still missing as authorities tried to ascertain what caused 14 carriages of the train travelling between the northeastern city of Patna and the central city of Indore to suddenly roll off the tracks in Pukhrayan, 65 km south of Kanpur city.
 [rte.ie]
20/11/16
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