A train crash in eastern India on Friday was the country’s worst rail disaster in two decades, killing more than 230 people.
The crash occurred when several cars of a train derailed and hit a second one, the train’s operator, South Eastern Railway, said in a statement.
Local officials said that a third train, carrying freight, was ultimately involved, but details of this were not yet clear.
One of the trains involved was a Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express train, according to South Eastern Railway.
The Coromandel Express service has been known for connecting the biggest cities on India’s east coast at relatively high speed.
Persons:
Pradeep Jena
Organizations:
Eastern Railway, Chennai Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway, Express
Locations:
India, Balasore, Odisha, Shalimar, Chennai Coromandel, India’s