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Added on the 03/06/2023 05:44:46 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Workers and emergency personnel clear the scene following a train crash in Bangladesh which killed at least 17 people and injured 100 others. The crash in the eastern city of Bhairab saw a freight train smash into a passenger train travelling in the opposite direction, derailing two passenger carriages. IMAGES
At least nine people were killed Saturday after a train coach parked in southern India caught fire when a passenger tried to make tea, officials said. The coach, which had been detached from a train, was stationed at the Madurai railway yard in the southern state of Tamil Nadu when the fire broke out before dawn. Local media reports said the passengers had illegally smuggled aboard a gas cylinder which exploded when they tried to use it. IMAGES
Railway teams work to restore tracks at the site of India's deadliest train crash in decades, a disaster that has reignited safety concerns about the country's rail network. Friday's crash at Balasore in the eastern state of Odisha has left nearly 300 people dead. IMAGES
Dozens of workers continue to clear the scene of Friday's three-train crash in Balasore, eastern India. Damaged carriages still lie beside the tracks and debris litters the area. Search and rescue operations for victims and survivors came to an end yesterday, the day after the accident. The collision, which has now been blamed on a signalling error, led the deaths of at least 288 people and injured a further 900. It is India's deadliest rail incident in 20 years. IMAGES
Policemen and first responders arrive at the scene of a train accident in the city of Qalyub, north of Cairo. At least one person was killed and several others injured, according to an initial toll. IMAGES