and the fact that so many family members are still worrying, wondering whether their family members might still be alive. indeed. good morning. there are a number of challenges still at play. rescue teams have been able to get into the cars. the concern is under the individual carriages. they are very heavy. there s fear that people are trapped below. that is one reason why manies rescuers are concerned that the death toll here could rise. mangled carriages and body bags line the tracks in india s eastern state, shaken by the deadliest rail accident in more than a decade. two passenger trains and a freight train collided. the dead of night, rescuers worked frantically to save as many lives a as possible searching through the coaches littered across train tracks,
freight train collide d on friday. in the debtad of night, rescuer worked to save as many lives as possible. searching through the coaches littered across train tracks, pulling out sur survivors from twisted train compartments that lay torn open in the dark. translator: i saw someone had lost a hand, someone had lost a leg. someone s face was distorted. reporter: frantic scenes at the hospital where the race to save livesen continues with a steady stream of those that lived to see another day. and many who in this hour of need lined up to donate blood. the country s prime minister and president offered their condo lens. compensation for the deceased and injured is being offered and the exact sequence of events is under investigation. as daylight exposes the extent
lives as possible, searching through the ripped coaches littered across train tracks, pulling out survivors from twisted train compartments that lay torn open in the dark. translator: when i came out, i saw someone had lost a hand, someone had lost a leg, while someone s face was distorted. reporter: frantic scenes at the hospital where the race to save lives continues, with a steady steady stream of those that lived to see another day, and many who in this hour of lead lined up to donate blood. daylight exposed the extent of the disaster, mangled train cars and body bags lining the tracks. the horror of india s deadliest rail accident in more than a decade. pro prime minister modi went to the scene. a terrible accident occurred yesterday evening. i am feeling unbearable pain.
reporter: this is clearly a challenging effort, there is fear people could be trapped under the individual rail cars, with one official expressing concern the death toll could climb. desperate people struggle to free themselves inside the wreckage of an upturned carriage. passengers push themselves away from the bodies of those who were killed instantly when two passenger trains and a freight train collided in india s east on friday. in the dead of night, rescuers worked franticly to save as many lives as possible. searching through the ripped coaches littered across train tracks, pulling out survivors from twisted train compartments that lay torn open in the dark. translator: when i came out of the train buggy, i saw someone had lost a hand, someone had lost a leg, while someone s face was distorted. reporter: frantic scenes at the hospital where the race to save lives continues, with a