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Train collision in India claims 22
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-10-22 08:45
NEW DELHI: A passenger train crashed into another train's rear carriage reserved for women and disabled passengers, killing 22 people and injuring 17 who remained trapped for hours yesterday near the Taj Mahal in northern India, police said. Rescue teams used gas cutters to open the wrecked compartment to free trapped passengers following the crash near Agra, about 210 km southeast of New Delhi. Rescuers recovered 19 bodies during an operation that lasted nearly seven hours, police said. Three of the 19 injured people died in hospital; no foreigners were among the victims. The smashed coach was reserved for women and physically handicapped people, although some additional people from the second train may have been among the victims. The two trains were heading to New Delhi from southern India. One of the trains, the Mewar Express, was stopped at a red signal when the other train rammed into it from behind. "We felt a massive jolt," said Ramesh Charan, a passenger aboard the Mewar Express. "Some people sleeping on upper berths fell to the coach floor." AP
 (China Daily 10/22/2009 page1) |
