More than 280 people were killed and over 1,100 injured in a three-way crash involving two passenger trains and a freight train in eastern Odisha state on Friday, officials said.
BJP4India/TwitterThe cause of Friday’s crash remains unclear, but senior state railway officials told CNN that it is suspected to have been caused by a traffic signaling failure.
Video footage and photographs from the crash site near Bahanaga Bazar rail station showed scenes of chaos and despair.
An official overseas rescue efforts at the site of the train crash in Balasore.
An aerial view of the derailed coaches in Balasore.
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