At least eight people died in a train accident in India
At least eight people died after a collision between two trains on Sunday evening in southeast India.
India, which has one of the largest railway networks in the world, has experienced many deadly train accidents in its history. (Pretext image)
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A collision between two trains left at least eight people dead and around 20 others injured on Sunday evening in southeastern India, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported, citing authorities.
The derailment occurred between the cities of Alamanda and Kantakapalle in Andhra Pradesh state after a train carrying passengers failed to obey signals, according to PTI. Eight people were killed, according to a police official, and 18 to 20 others were injured, according to a senior railway company representative, the news agency said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated this
Enhanced security
India, which has one of the largest railway networks in the world, has experienced many deadly train accidents in its history. However, security has improved in recent years thanks to investment and technological improvements.
The deadliest accident in the country’s history still occurred on 6 June 1981 when, in the (eastern) state of Bihar, seven carriages of a train crossing a bridge fell into the Bagmati River, causing between 800 and 1000 deaths.
In June, a collision between three trains near Balasore, in the (eastern) state of Odisha, left nearly 300 people dead and more than a thousand injured, due to problems with the switching system. In August, at least nine people died in southern India in a fire at a train station, caused by a traveler who was heating water to make tea.
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