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Representative image. LUDHIANA: In a miracle of sorts, a toddler fell from the emergency window of a moving train and was later found alive near Samrala railway station on Thursday. Railway officials said that Vishali Sharma along with her three children was going to Mumbai from Phagwara in Paschim express. They added that during the journey, Vishali went to washroom leaving her one and half years old daughter Mahira with her other two small children. The officials further said that after sh...

>> thankfully, the majority of people were seated, but there was one -- one elderly gentleman who -- who banged his head on one of the bulkheads. >> and the car that you were in, where did it wind up? >> yeah. so we -- we went down an embankment to the right of the tracks, but there were other cars -- the other cars all derailed. the only thing that was left that was on the track was the rear locomotive. >> did -- was your car upside down? because at least three of the four cars wound up upside ...

Of the train car and we were catapulted into the seats in front of us. >> and so people were flying around in the cars, is that what youre saying? >> thankfully, the majority of people were seated, but there was one elderly gentleman who banged his head on the bulkheads. >> and the car that you were in, where did it wind up? >> yeah. so we -- we went down an embankment to the right of the tracks, but there were other cars, the other cars all derailed. the only thing that was left that was on the...

Cnn positive train control, a technology designed to slow down a train thats going too fast, was not activated on the tracks at the time of the crash. the national transportation safety board is launching a full investigation, tonight dispatching a team of 20 investigators to the scene. >> this was called an inaugural run of this service, but we want to check and make sure what that exactly means and find out more information about that specifically. >> reporter: an ntsb official tells cnn the i...

Run of this, this service. but we want to check and make sure what that exactly means. >> reporter: an ntsb official tells cnn the investigation will focus on recovering the trains data recorders, to determine the trains speed. theyll also examine the tracks and signals and conduct extensive interviews with the crew and passengers. >> we went down an embankment. we had to kick out the window -- the emergency window. >> reporter: and while no one knows for sure what caused this crash, just two we...

Get us out as soon as possible. they didnt want to do anything that would risk the bus to go over. >> did your parents show up to the bus? >> oh, yes. >> my parents showed up, and the police wouldnt let them go by, it was blocked off. >> every parents worst nightmare. they managed to open up the back emergency door. how did they manage to get you guys out? >> actually they got us out the windows, like the emergency window they opened. i was closer to the front, because the back was actually in t...

And people were screaming, and you could get a sense of the -- peoples luggage and things kind of flying all over the place. and in the flash second, everythig stops. in total darkness, i could feel the train was tilted a little bit to the right. and people were just try to compose themselves, gather their belongings. and i could hear a voice behind me saying you need to get out now. you need to get out from the back. and i just grabbed my stuff, make sure that everyone is okay. i was basically ...

They didnt care about anyone else. they were getting off that train and stepping over people pushed out the emergency window. i had to lift myself up. kind of on the ceiling and lifted people up. people got out. >> with us to explain further martha maccallum you see her at 9:00 in the morning. so what do we know? >> he was one person who ha that kind of account. people stepping over people to get out. it would appear that happens in most of these situations where most people clammer to get out t...

Little bit, slapped him in the face and said hey, buddy, hey, buddy. he eventually came to and there was a lot of screaming and folks flipping out. the first thing i did was pull myself up from the side of the train and pushed out the emergency window as far as i could and human nature, people are flipping out and they just had to get out, as if they were claustrophobic. i put my hand down and helped them get out and i made sure i put pressure on where they were bleeding from and i climbed over