More than 280 dead, 900 injured after trains derail in India
NEW DELHI — More than 280 people were killed and hundreds were injured after passenger trains derailed Friday in eastern India, trapping many people inside damaged rail cars, officials said. More than 288 dead bodies were recovered overnight and into Saturday morning, said Sudhanshu Sarangi, director of Odisha's fire department. About 900 people were injured in the accident in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, said PK Jena, the state's top administrative official. The cause was under investigation.Hundreds of the injured were sent to hospitals following the accident, which happened about 137 miles southwest of Kolkata. The cause was under investigation.Rescue workers gather around damaged carriages at the accident site of a collision near Balasore in the eastern state ...