Indian Train Wreck
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Indian Train Wreck
This picture was in today's Times (13 Aug.), no associated story, only the caption.
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Re: Indian Train Wreck
Tom, I've just Googled for it and come up with the following in The Times of India. It has that same photo.
Trains collide; One dead, 3 injured
12 Aug 2008, 0910 hrs IST,
GHAZIABAD: One person was killed and at least three others injured today when two Express trains, on the same track, collided near Sahibabad, about 12 km from Ghaziabad.
The incident took place at around 0620 am when New Delhi- bound Padmawat Express hit Kalindi Express, which was stationary on the same track, from behind near Brij Vihar railway station near Sahibabad, Northern Railway spokesman Rajiv Saxena told reporters.
One passenger identified as Mohammad Rafique (65), a resident of Ganjdundhuara in Kashiram Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, was killed and three others injured, he said.
Initial reports had said that four to five persons were injured and they were rushed to a nearby hospital.
The injured, identified as Ram Sagar, Arpit and Salim Hussein, were admitted to Narendra Mohan hospital in Ghaziabad, another official said.
Rescue teams and senior officials have rushed to the spot, he said.
Trains collide; One dead, 3 injured
12 Aug 2008, 0910 hrs IST,
GHAZIABAD: One person was killed and at least three others injured today when two Express trains, on the same track, collided near Sahibabad, about 12 km from Ghaziabad.
The incident took place at around 0620 am when New Delhi- bound Padmawat Express hit Kalindi Express, which was stationary on the same track, from behind near Brij Vihar railway station near Sahibabad, Northern Railway spokesman Rajiv Saxena told reporters.
One passenger identified as Mohammad Rafique (65), a resident of Ganjdundhuara in Kashiram Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, was killed and three others injured, he said.
Initial reports had said that four to five persons were injured and they were rushed to a nearby hospital.
The injured, identified as Ram Sagar, Arpit and Salim Hussein, were admitted to Narendra Mohan hospital in Ghaziabad, another official said.
Rescue teams and senior officials have rushed to the spot, he said.
