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2 Died, 20 Injured in Train Derailment in India


Two people died and about 20 others injured in a train derailment in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.

Indian media reported, citing officials, that the accident occurred in the morning when 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai mail train derailed.

Rescue operations are still underway, with members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rushing to the scene.

An Indian Railways spokesman said that the mail train collided with the freight train, adding that another freight train derailed near the accident site, but it is not yet clear whether the two accidents occurred simultaneously.

Source: Oman News Agency