At least 26 killed as Indian train derails

MUMBAI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - At least 26 people were killed and 50 injured on Saturday night when nine coaches of a passenger train derailed in eastern India, in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways, police said. Eight coaches and the engine of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar express derailed at 11:00 pm near Kuneru railway station in Vizianagram district of Andhra Pradesh state Eight coaches and the engine of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar express derailed at 11:00 pm near Kuneru railway station in Vizianagram district of Andhra Pradesh state. Officials from the railway and local government were carrying out rescue work and relief trains had been sent to evacuate passengers, he said. At least 36 people have been killed and many others injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials say, reports BBC.
The Hirakhand express 18448, a scheduled passenger train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar, derails near Kuneru in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. At least 25 are killed and around 200 others are injured.