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  • Patna-Indore Express train accident: Over 115 killed and more than 200 injured

    11/20/2016 7:34:58 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 12 replies
    firstpost.com ^ | 11/20/2016
    Officials said that prima facie the cause of the accident could be due to track fracture. Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha told reporters at the spot that it seems the cause of the accident is rail fracture. Member (Engineering) of the Railway Board will find out the cause of the mishap and action will be taken against those responsible, he said. With several passengers feared trapped, rescue personnel employed cold cutters to break open the compartments as gas cutters produced excessive heat and suffocation hampering their efforts. A number of trapped passengers were rescued. Teams of army doctors,...
  • Explosives ("RDX") Found on India Train (10 Killed, 50 Injured Yesterday)

    07/29/2005 8:04:44 AM PDT · by AmericanInTokyo · 10 replies · 510+ views
    BBC South Asian news ^ | 29 July 2005 | BBC South Asian News
    Explosives found on India train The blast destroyed an unreserved compartment Indian bomb disposal experts have found traces of a high explosive in a passenger train which was rocked by a blast on Thursday, officials say. At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 others injured in the explosion on the Shramjivi Express in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Traces of the high explosive RDX have been found in the compartment where the blast occurred. The train was travelling from Patna in eastern Bihar state to Delhi. Packed Indian Railways Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav has ordered an...