dreadful pictures and dreadful numbers. here you can see one train carousel on its side, people desperately trying to help. it s about midnight or so. it is late, it is dark, and it is desperate. some of the numbers we are getting in from afp news agency, 50 dead and 500 hertz. really desperate situation. a number of trains involved. we can take a look at the map now to show exactly where this is happening. this is happening in odesa in india there. just a little earlier, we heard from the chief minister of the area. let s take a listen. , ., ., , ., listen. they have told us that there have been casualties, listen. they have told us that there have been casualties, but - listen. they have told us that there have been casualties, but since - listen. they have told us that there i have been casualties, but since the rescue, we have been casualties, but since the rescue, we have not counted the numbers, rescue, we have not counted the numbers, so i can t offer an accurate
cannot involved in this accident. so we cannot rule involved in this accident. so we cannot rule out fatalities. for more on this, our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajanjoins us now. bring us up to speed. the officials are now saving bring us up to speed. the officials are now saying that bring us up to speed. the officials are now saying that multiple - bring us up to speed. the officials| are now saying that multiple trains were involved in this collision. it happened in the eastern sentience state, passengertrain happened in the eastern sentience state, passenger train from the eastern city of calcutta which was travelling to chennai. it was involved in a derailment. they came off the track and fell on the opposite side according to one official version, and then there was another train, which rammed into these coaches causing this horrific accident and pictures on social media and television channels showing that toppled coaches all around the place and rescue teams, and