‘Second lease of life’ say survivors of deadly India train crash
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Second lease of life’ say survivors of deadly India train crash

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 290 people have died in the accident involving three trains in the country’s worst rail disaster in 20 years. Balasore, Odisha — Mohammad Afzal survived one of the worst train accidents in India’s history, but remained in a state of high anxiety, unable to locate his friend who was in the same coach. Mazhar’s family, including his parents, uncles and aunts, from Kolkata in the neighbouring state of West Bengal, almost 200 kilometres from the accident site, have launched a frantic search. ‘Followed the screams’ While several details of the accident and its cause are still unclear, officials have said that it involved three trains – two express passenger trains and one goods train.

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Fact Check: Did a woman die trying to board moving train in Patna? The facts behind the viral video
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Did a woman die trying to board moving train in Patna? The facts behind the viral video

India Today  

A terrifying video making the rounds on social media shows a woman trying to board a moving train and falling, and reportedly losing her life in the process. Those sharing the clip claimed that this incident took place at Patna’s Rajendra Nagar Station and that the woman died. India Today Fact Check found that this incident took place in Kerala’s …

Railway employee crushed to death during shunting of Lucknow-Barauni Express in Bihar's Begusarai
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Railway employee crushed to death during shunting of Lucknow-Barauni Express in Bihar's Begusarai

India TV News  

In a tragic accident, a railway employee lost his life during the shunting of the Lucknow-Barauni Express in Bihar's Begusarai district. However, before the task could be completed, the shunting engine loco pilot moved backwards due to which Raut got trapped between the engine and the parcel coach. Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Weekly Express derailes The tragic accident comes amid the rise …

Railway worker crushed to death while decoupling engine and bogie in Bihar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Railway worker crushed to death while decoupling engine and bogie in Bihar

India Today  

A 35-year-old railway employee died after being trapped between the engine and one of the coaches of a train during the shunting operation at Barauni Junction in Bihar's Begusarai district. The incident took place on Saturday when Amar Kumar Raut was decoupling the engine of Lucknow-Barauni Express after its termination at the Barauni Junction. A video from the incident showed …

At least 36 dead as crowded bus veers off road into deep gorge
1 month, 4 weeks ago

At least 36 dead as crowded bus veers off road into deep gorge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bus accident in India’s …

313 passengers, four employees died in 40 train accidents in 2023-24, says RTI reply
3 months, 2 weeks ago

313 passengers, four employees died in 40 train accidents in 2023-24, says RTI reply

The Hindu  

A total of 313 passengers and four Railway employees died in 40 train accidents in the 2023-24 financial year, the Ministry of Railways said in response to information sought under the Right to Information Act. The number of casualties and injuries was the highest during the year and is almost half the number of deaths reported during the past 10 …

Siblings die by suicide after mother’s death by jumping in front of train near Bengaluru outskirts: Report
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Siblings die by suicide after mother’s death by jumping in front of train near Bengaluru outskirts: Report

Hindustan Times  

Overwhelmed by grief following their mother’s death, a 26-year-old woman and her 22-year-old brother took their lives by leaping in front of a moving train in Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapur district. The siblings had been struggling with depression since their mother, Lalitamma, passed away four months ago, their father said. Their father, Nataraj, revealed that the siblings had been struggling with depression …

Bengaluru man dies after jumping in front of metro train, services disrupted
5 months ago

Bengaluru man dies after jumping in front of metro train, services disrupted

Hindustan Times  

A 57-year-old man took his own life by leaping in front of an oncoming train at the Doddakallasandra metro station in Bengaluru on Saturday. The incident at the Bengaluru metro station caused a massive traffic congestion on the Kanakapura main road. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited, which operates the Namma Metro, took to social media …

Two dead, eight injured in Jharkand train accident
5 months ago

Two dead, eight injured in Jharkand train accident

Hindustan Times  

Two people were killed and eight injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed when its engine had a “side collision” with a goods train that went off the tracks before the accident in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of railway disasters across the country in recent months that prompted authorities …

Train Accidents In India: 20 Lives Lost In 45 days. What's Making Train Journey A Death Ride?
5 months ago

Train Accidents In India: 20 Lives Lost In 45 days. What's Making Train Journey A Death Ride?

ABP News  

Train Accident News: The frequent train tragedies continue to raise serious safety concerns. July 30: Howrah-Mumbai Mail Derailed Early Tuesday morning, as many as 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai passenger train derailed close to the Charadharpur division of Jharkhand, resulting in at least two deaths and 20 injuries. The Indian Railways has created an in-house Automatic Train Protection and Warning …

Two killed, 20 injured as 18 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derail in Jharkhand
5 months ago

Two killed, 20 injured as 18 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derail in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

Two persons were killed, and five others were injured after 18 coaches of Howrah-CSMT Express derailed near Chakradharpur in Jharkhand early on Tuesday. Safety ignored: Lalu Former Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad slammed the Central government over the accident and said “safety of passengers is being ignored in the Railways”. “INDIA bloc and Hemant Soren ji …

Gonda Accident: 3 Killed, Several Injured As Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express Derails In UP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Gonda Accident: 3 Killed, Several Injured As Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express Derails In UP

News 18  

Dibrugarh Express Train Accident LIVE: No Explosion In Train Accident, Says DGP Prashant Kumar The driver of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express claimed that he heard a loud explosion right before several coaches of the train derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda on Thursday. Dibrugarh Express Train Accident LIVE: Restoration Work Of Tracks Underway Restoration work is underway at the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment …

Dibrugarh Express accident HIGHLIGHTS: Result of the govt's mismanagement and negligence, says Rahul Gandhi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dibrugarh Express accident HIGHLIGHTS: Result of the govt's mismanagement and negligence, says Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Dibrugarh Express accident HIGHLIGHTS: A major train accident took place in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda after around eight coaches of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed on Thursday. Ambulances and medical teams were rushed to the spot between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations, about 150 km from the state capital, as news of the derailment came in. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak …

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast
6 months ago

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a train accident in West Bengal killed 10 people and injured over 40. Railway accidents have decreased significantly over the past decade - only 0.03 accidents took place per million km in both 2020-21 and 2021-22. But this number loses meaning in light of the numbers of lives lost in rail accidents over the past couple of …

Bengal train accident: Two from Tripura hurt, condition stable, says state minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal train accident: Two from Tripura hurt, condition stable, says state minister

Hindustan Times  

Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that two persons from the state sustained injuries in the train accident in West Bengal that claimed 10 lives. Indian Railway engineers inspect the accident site of Kanchanjunga Express passenger train at Rangapani in India's West Bengal state on June 18, 2024. I have spoken to the office of the railway minister, and Chief …

Letters to The Editor — June 19, 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — June 19, 2024

The Hindu  

Rail accident The train accident in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district has highlighted the perilous state of rail safety in India. N. Sadasivan Pillai, Guntakal, Andhra Pradesh The Congress’s next move Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did emerge as a star campaigner in the general election, but it is too early to perceive what extent her impact as a lawmaker will …

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll from a …

Kanchanjungha Express accident: Death count rises to 10 after 6-year-old child dies at hospital
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanchanjungha Express accident: Death count rises to 10 after 6-year-old child dies at hospital

India TV News  

Kanchanjungha Express accident: The death count rose to 10 in the Kanchanjungha Express accident after a 6-year-old child died at a hospital on Monday. The Railway Board on the accident said the prima facie findings into the Kanchanjungha Express accident show that the goods train violated speed restrictions it had to follow given the "defective" automatic signalling system on the …

Bengal train accident: Teams faced desperate scramble to rescue trapped victims
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal train accident: Teams faced desperate scramble to rescue trapped victims

Hindustan Times  

​ Early on a rainy morning in north Bengal’s Rangapani, Mohammad Hamid was walking home after offering namaz at the local mosque, excited by the prospect of Eid with his family. But at 8:55 am, just as he was about to enter home, Hamid heard an almighty crash—the sound of a goods train careening into the rear end of the …

Human error or technical fault – what led to the Bengal train tragedy?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Human error or technical fault – what led to the Bengal train tragedy?

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the train accident in West Bengal, which left nine people dead and dozens injured, top officials of the Indian Railways claimed that prima facie it was a human error which led to the accident. A cargo train rammed into Kanchanjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal on Monday. Even though railway officials have claimed that prima …

15 killed and dozens injured as goods train collides with passenger express in India
6 months, 2 weeks ago

15 killed and dozens injured as goods train collides with passenger express in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 15 people were …

Several Trains Rerouted, Cancelled After Kanchanjunga Express Accident In West Bengal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Several Trains Rerouted, Cancelled After Kanchanjunga Express Accident In West Bengal

News 18  

After a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in West Bengal, several trains were rerouted and cancelled on Monday. Cancellation Train 07508 Siliguri Junction to Rampurhat DEMU Train 75705 Rampurhat to Siliguri Junction I/C Train 05796 Malda Town to New Jalpaiguri Special Train 05797 New Jalpaiguri to Malda Town Special Train 05798 Malda Town to …

Kanchanjungha Express collides with goods train near West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanchanjungha Express collides with goods train near West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri

The Hindu  

At least nine persons, including two railway crew members, were killed on Monday when a goods train carrying containers collided with the 13174 Down Agartala Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express between Rangapani and Chattar Hat stations in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district. Kanchanjungha Express train accident: Highlights on June 17, 2024 The accident occurred under the Katihar division of the Northeast Frontier Railway …

Pregnant woman falls to death from train in Tamil Nadu, kin fault railways
8 months ago

Pregnant woman falls to death from train in Tamil Nadu, kin fault railways

New Indian Express  

CUDDALORE: A 21-year-old pregnant woman, who was travelling on a train with her family members for her baby shower function, accidentally fell from the train on Thursday night between Ulundurpet and Vriddhachalam and died. Speaking to reporters, family members alleged that Kasthuri, who was seven months pregnant, could not be saved because of the failure of the train’s emergency brake. …

Andhra Pradesh train crash: No evidence of loco pilots watching cricket during train collision as claimed by Railway Minister
8 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh train crash: No evidence of loco pilots watching cricket during train collision as claimed by Railway Minister

The Hindu  

The investigation into last year’s tragic collision of two passenger trains in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, which left 17 passengers dead and 34 injured, has not revealed any evidence to prove that the locomotive pilots of one of the trains were watching cricket at the time of the accident. In March this year, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw …

Man’s attempt to board running train in Pune results in ‘near-fatal accident’, Railways staff saves him
9 months ago

Man’s attempt to board running train in Pune results in ‘near-fatal accident’, Railways staff saves him

Hindustan Times  

Indian Railways have time and again urged passengers not to board or alight from running trains. Now, a video of a man trying to board a running train at a station in Pune was shared on social media by the official X handle of Pune Division, Central Railways. Thanks to the quick thinking and prompt of a Railways staff present …

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident
10 months ago

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident

Op India  

On Saturday, 2nd March, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that the driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided on 29th October 2023 in Andhra Pradesh were watching a cricket match on the phone. On the next day of the accident, the railway said in a preliminary report that the driver and the assistant …

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India
10 months ago

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India

Hindustan Times  

At least two passengers have died and some were injured after being hit by a train near Kaljariya railway crossing in Jharkhand's Jamtara-Karmatand area on Wednesday, Jamtara deputy commissioner Shashi Bhushan Mehra said. People stand near a railway track where at least two persons were run over and killed by a train near Kaljharia area, in Jamtara district. Read Here: …

12 persons die after train runs over passengers on track in Jharkhand’s Jamtara
10 months, 3 weeks ago

12 persons die after train runs over passengers on track in Jharkhand’s Jamtara

Op India  

In a tragic incident, at least 12 persons died and several others injured after they were run over by a train in Jamtara in Jharkhand. Talking about the incident, Jamtara Deputy Commissioner said, ‘A train ran over the passengers at Kalajharia railway station in Jamtara. Jharkhand | A train ran over the passengers at Kalajharia railway station in Jamtara. Jamtara …

Two killed after being hit by train in Mohali’s Jagatpura
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Two killed after being hit by train in Mohali’s Jagatpura

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man were killed after being hit by a passenger train near the railway bridge in Jagatpura, Mohali, on Monday. The girl lived with her family at Faidan village, Chandigarh, the man lived with his at Kambali village, Kharar. While the girl lived with her family at Faidan village, Chandigarh, the man lived with his …

Jammu and Kashmir: Three dead after vehicle falls into gorge in Ganderbal district
1 year ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Three dead after vehicle falls into gorge in Ganderbal district

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir road accident: At least three people died after a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge on Zojila Pass in Ganderbal district today. 5 tourists died in Ganderbal: At least five tourists have died in a road accident at Zojila Pass on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir Ganderbal district. The incident …

3 killed, 2 injured after four-wheeler falls from bridge on moving goods train
1 year, 1 month ago

3 killed, 2 injured after four-wheeler falls from bridge on moving goods train

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: Three people, including the Raigad district spokesperson for the Republican Party of India, died, while two were severely injured after their four-wheeler lost control and fell onto a moving cargo train on Tuesday in Karjat. The incident occurred around 4 am when the five of them were heading towards Neral from Panvel, crossing a railway bridge at Kiravali …

A.P. train accident survivor recounts harrowing experience
1 year, 2 months ago

A.P. train accident survivor recounts harrowing experience

The Hindu  

Scores of people travel from Vizianagaram district by the 08531/32 Palasa-Visakhapatnam-Palasa train and the 08503/04 Rayagada-Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger trains to Visakhapatnam city for work. S. Lakshmi, who shuttles between Alamanda and Visakhapatnam every day, and who was on board the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train on October 29 when it collided with the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger, narrated her ordeal. There were passengers, including children, …

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday, October 30, 2023, directed Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi to visit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district where a train accident has killed 14 people. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Mr. Patnaik also asked Mr. Marandi to meet the injured persons undergoing treatment at different hospitals. At around 7 …

40 passengers received serious injuries in the train accident: Collector
1 year, 2 months ago

40 passengers received serious injuries in the train accident: Collector

The Hindu  

As many as 40 passengers who were injured in the train accident occurred near Kantakapalli of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh were admitted to various hospitals including Vizianagaram government general hospital. Andhra train accident LIVE updates A team of 50 doctors were assigned to provide treatment to those patients, according to the hospital superintendent Anila Sundari. The victims who received …

Bangladesh Train Crash: 20 Killed, Several Injured; Death Toll Likely to Rise As Rescue Ops Underway
1 year, 2 months ago

Bangladesh Train Crash: 20 Killed, Several Injured; Death Toll Likely to Rise As Rescue Ops Underway

News 18  

At least 20 people have been killed while several others were left grievously injured after a freight train collided with a passenger train in Bangladesh’s northeastern Kishoreganj district on Monday, officials said. “We expect to find more bodies as well as injured passengers during the rescue process,” a fire service official said According to PTI, the accident occurred around 3:30 …

20 killed, several injured in collision between two trains in Bangladesh
1 year, 2 months ago

20 killed, several injured in collision between two trains in Bangladesh

The Hindu  

At least 20 people were killed and several others injured on October 23 when a freight train hit a passenger train in Bangladesh’s northeastern Kishoreganj district, officials said. The accident took place when the freight train headed towards Chattogram hit the rear coaches of the Dhaka-bound Egarosindur Godhuli Express around 3.30 pm in Bhairab area of Kishoreganj district,some 60 kilometres …

Bihar train accident: 8-year-old girl among 4 killed; 30 injured
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident: 8-year-old girl among 4 killed; 30 injured

Hindustan Times  

Four passengers were killed and 30 injured after 23 coaches of the North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur station in Bihar’s Buxar district on Wednesday night, state government officials said on Thursday. “Thirty-eight people were treated for minor injuries at the CHC itself, and 31 others were sent to AIIMS Patna, the government hospital in Buxar and Ara,” said retired …

Bihar train accident: Villagers came with food, water, carried injured to clinic
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident: Villagers came with food, water, carried injured to clinic

Hindustan Times  

Raghunathpur : It was late, but Ramgobind and Shyam Lal were working in their fields abutting Raghunathpur village on Wednesday night, watering the crop. At least four passengers were killed and dozens injured after coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya Northeast Express derailed in Bihar’s Buxar on Wednesday night. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Dhiraj Kumar, headmaster of the upgraded high school in …

Bihar train accident: Villagers came with food, water, carried injured to clinic
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident: Villagers came with food, water, carried injured to clinic

Hindustan Times  

Raghunathpur : It was late, but Ramgobind and Shyam Lal were working in their fields abutting Raghunathpur village on Wednesday night, watering the crop. At least four passengers were killed and dozens injured after coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya Northeast Express derailed in Bihar’s Buxar on Wednesday night. Ramgobind and Shyam Lal were among those who became the first responders to …

Bihar Train Accident: Eight-Year-Old Girl, Mother From Assam's Tinsukia Among Four Victims
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar Train Accident: Eight-Year-Old Girl, Mother From Assam's Tinsukia Among Four Victims

ABP News  

Bihar Train Accident: A woman and her daughter from Assam, were among the four who died in the Bihar Train Accident on Wednesday night when the North East Express derailed in Bihar’s Buxar. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s office, said, “HCM Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed his deepest condolences at the passing away of …

Four dead and 100 injured after train derails in eastern India
1 year, 2 months ago

Four dead and 100 injured after train derails in eastern India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least four people were …

Bihar train accident UPDATES: PM Modi condoles, ex-gratia announced amid restoration efforts
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident UPDATES: PM Modi condoles, ex-gratia announced amid restoration efforts

India TV News  

Bihar train accident: 21 coaches of Northeast Express derailed near Buxar, Bihar on Wednesday night around 9.53 pm claiming 4 lives and leaving over 60 people injured. The officials said "A Railway Police Force official said at least 70 passengers have been injured and shifted to local hospitals. Several police officials were What Railways said Chief Public Relations Officer of …

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed
1 year, 2 months ago

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed

Live Mint  

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities on Sunday initiated a process of disposing 28 unidentified bodies from Odisha train accident, four months after the triple train accident that claimed 297 lives in Odisha's Balasore district. While speaking to reporters, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das told reporters, “We have issued an SOP for the scientific disposal of the unclaimed bodies of those who were …

Traveller miraculously survives fall under moving train in India
1 year, 3 months ago

Traveller miraculously survives fall under moving train in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man survived after falling …

Madurai train fire: ‘Trip turned lifetime nightmare for us’, says traveller
1 year, 4 months ago

Madurai train fire: ‘Trip turned lifetime nightmare for us’, says traveller

Hindustan Times  

At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after a blaze engulfed a stationary train compartment near Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu on Saturday. Deceased Mithilesh Kumari, 62, from Sitapur in UP and deceased Satru Daman Singh, 65, also from Sitapur in UP The fire broke out at 5.15am in a “private party coach” with 65 passengers who …

Stationary train compartment fire in Madurai railway station leads to death of four
1 year, 4 months ago

Stationary train compartment fire in Madurai railway station leads to death of four

The Hindu  

Nine tourists from Uttar Pradesh, including four women, were charred to death early on Saturday morning, after a fire broke out in their privately-booked railway coach, stabled near Madurai Railway junction. The train arrived at Madurai junction on Saturday morning and this privately-booked coach was then left in the stabling line on the Bodinayackanur track, about 800 metres south of …

Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash

The Hindu  

Investigators scoured the wreckage on August 7 of a weekend train derailment that killed at least 34 people, the latest deadly crash to hit Pakistan's antiquated railway network. Crashes common "Despite Sarhari being a backward area, the locals swiftly arrived at the scene to provide assistance," said 28-year-old rescuer Zulfiqar Ali. Crashes and derailments occur frequently on Pakistan's antiquated railway …

Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18

News 18  

A wave of indignation swept through the nation recently, when 295 people lost their lives in a devastating incident due to train collision near Balasore, Odisha. The National Crime Records Bureau’s figures show that a disproportionately larger number of people perish in these non-consequential train accidents. The number of consequential railway accidents has fallen appreciably in the last two decades, …

Balasore Triple Train Tragedy: Of 295 People Killed, 41 Yet to Be Identified
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore Triple Train Tragedy: Of 295 People Killed, 41 Yet to Be Identified

News 18  

As many as 41 victims of the Balasore triple train accident are yet to be identified from among the total 295 killed, the Railway Ministry said on Friday. It also said that as of July 13, a total of 258 claim cases had been received in various benches of the Railway Claims Tribunal, of which “51 claims cases have been …

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01

The Hindu  

Having covered stories centred around hospitals for over a decade, sitting outside Intensive Care Units or hanging around morgues waiting for autopsy reports at odd hours has become second nature to me. Suddenly, I saw a flurry of activity in the corner of the committee room — Aadhaar officials were preparing to take their biometric machines and iris scanners somewhere …

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