Indian trains have derailed 7 deaths and 50 injuries: many cars overturned and squeezed and deformed

Source: Overseas Network

Accident scene map

Overseas network on January 14, comprehensive India's New Delhi Television (NDTV), "Times of India" reported on the 13th that a passenger train in West Bengal, India, derailed, causing at least 7 deaths and 50 injuries. At the time of the incident, there were about 1,000 people on the train. The scene showed that 4 cars overturned and 12 cars derailed.

According to the scene released by the Indian media, many carriages were overturned, derailed, squeezed and deformed, and a large number of stranded passengers gathered on both sides of the tracks. Railway sources said many passengers were trapped in derailed carriages and rescue services used cutters to cut through the damaged carriages.

At the time of the accident, the train was reportedly traveling at a speed of 40 km / h. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of passengers on the day was lower than usual. Preliminary investigations suggest that the cause of the accident may have been a crack in the train tracks. (Overseas Network Zhang Qi)

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