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Lives as possible, searching through the ripped coaches littered across train tracks, pulling out survivors from twisted train compartments that lay torn open in the dark. >> translator: when i came out, i saw someone had lost a hand, someone had lost a leg, while someones face was distorted. >> reporter: frantic scenes at the hospital where the race to save lives continues, with a steady steady stream of those that lived to see another day, and many who in this hour of lead lined up to donate b...

Lost a hand, someone had lost a leg, while someones face was distorted. >> reporter: frantic scenes at the hospital, where the race to save lives continues with a steady stream of those that live to see another day and many who in this hour of need lined up to donate blood. daylight exposed the extent of the disaster, mangled train cars and body bags lining the tracks. the horror of indias deadliest rail accident in more than a decade. indian prime minister modi surveyed the scene, offering what...

>> reporter: this is clearly a challenging effort, there is fear people could be trapped under the individual rail cars, with one official expressing concern the death toll could climb. desperate people struggle to free themselves inside the wreckage of an upturned carriage. passengers push themselves away from the bodies of those who were killed instantly when two passenger trains and a freight train collided in indias east on friday. in the dead of night, rescuers worked franticly to save as m...