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India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and rescuers work on the scene after eight people were killed in India's West Bengal state, when an express passenger train and a goods train collided, derailing three passenger carriages. IMAGES
Victims' families and lawyers wait at the Marseille court for the start of the trial of the driver of the school bus that collided with a train in 2017 in Millas (Pyrénées-Orientales), killing six schoolchildren. 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
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.