At least 200 killed, hundreds injured in train crash in India
At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a train accident in India, as the death toll continues to rise, officials said. At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a train accident in India, as the death toll continues to rise, officials said. The crash occurred Friday night in Odisha, a state in eastern India, and involved three trains, according to Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena. Several cars of a passenger train derailed in the incident, he said. "Death toll in the train accident increasing," Jena said on social media, noting that 207 people were killed and approximately 900 injured in the accident, per reporting from the Special Relief Organization, which deals with disaster management in the state. Rescuers work at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, June 2, 2023. Press Trust of India via AP A view of a damaged compartment, following the deadly...