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A goods train entered loop line instead of main line and collided with another stationary goods train already on the track, according to reports.
Identify the bodies of loved ones, going hospital to hospital searching for those they hope may still be alive. as authorities try to get to the bottom of what happened here, and a preliminary report from railroad officials that nbc news has seen says that it was a signal failure, they believe, that sent the express high speed passenger train, on to the wrong track. the signal initially was sending this train on to the main line rail track but then something change and it was instead directed on to a parallel track known as the loop line, where they often store trains, they park them there whe...
Seen here in red, was heading south, to chennai. the howrah superfast express, which is in blue, was heading north. there was also a stationary goods train, which you can see here, in grey. there are varying accounts of which train derailed first, but a railway spokesperson said it was the coromandel express. it somehow ended up on a loop line and hit the goods train. the derailed carriages, which you can see in red here, then collided with the howrah superfast express, which was travelling along a different line. some of the superfast express carriages, which you can see in blue, also then de...
There are varying accounts of how this train crash happened, including questions about which train derailed first. the exact sequence of events is still under investigation but bbc teams have been trying to piece it together. we know the accident involved three trains. the coromandel express, seen here in red, was heading south to chennai. the howrah superfast express, which is in blue, was heading north. there was also a stationary goods train which you can see here in grey. there are varying accounts of which train derailed first. but a railway spokesperson said it was the coromandel express...
Indian prime minister narendra modi visited the scene and a local hospital, and met some of the victims. here's what he had to say. translation: this i incident is very serious for the government. orders for carrying out a thorough investigation have been given, and whoever is found guilty will get the strictest punishment. that person will not be spared. there are varying accounts of how this train crash happened, including questions about which train derailed first. the exact sequence of events is still under investigation but bbc teams have been trying to piece it together. we know the acci...