really distressing details, unfortunately, coming out about the train crash, potentially three trains involved, at least one of them a passenger train, and we can take a look at some of the pitcher is of the aftermath. this is people on the side thereof and overturned train trying to help people and get people out. it happened in the evening, and right now, it is on midnight, early hours of the morning there. lots of people taken to hospital. in terms of the numbers you ve always got to be cautious, of course, but afp news agency saying 50 dead, 400-500 course, but afp news agency saying 50 dead, 400 500 potentially injured. so a huge scale of this. let s show you where it is. we can show you the map. this is the location in india of odisha, just a little earlier we heard from the chief official there, but also we have heard from our south asia editor, sunak anbarasan ethirajan who gave us a the latest. the officials are now saying that multiple trains were involved in this c
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
editor, sunak anbarasan ethirajan who gave us a the latest. the officials are now saying that multiple trains were involved in this collision. it happened in the eastern sentience state, passengertrain from the eastern city of calcutta which was travelling to chennai. it was involved in a derailment. about seven to eight carriages. 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 also local villagers are now desperately trying to rescue those trapped inside these carriages. though the officials have not confirmed any casualty figure, there are fears that it could be
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