At Least 23 Dead in Passenger Train Crash

Six train cars derailed in northern India
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Aug 19, 2017 1:39 PM CDT
Train Derails in India, Killing at Least 23
A volunteer breaks the glass of a train compartment window to rescue passengers trapped after an accident near Khatauli, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Six coaches of a passenger train derailed in northern India on Saturday, killing more than 20 people and injuring...   (Uncredited)

Six coaches of a passenger train derailed in northern India on Saturday, killing 23 people and injuring at least 81, officials said. Two of the coaches telescoped into each other, while four others toppled over after going off the track, said Arvind Kumar, a top official in Uttar Pradesh, the state where the derailment occurred. Neeraj Sharma, a railway spokesperson, said the incident took place near the small town of Khatauli. The AP reports the cause of the derailment was not immediately known.

Railway police and local volunteers helped pull passengers out of the upturned coaches of the Kalinga-Utkal Express, which connects the Hindu holy city of Haridwar with the temple town of Puri, in the eastern state of Orissa. The injured were taken to a hospital, where doctors described their condition as stable. (More train accident stories.)

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