
The latest deadly train crash in India happened on Friday, when two passenger trains derailed, killing 280 people, injuring more than 900, and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said.
More than 12 million people ride 14,000 trains across India daily, traveling on 64,000 kilometers (40,000 miles) of track. Despite government efforts to improve rail safety, several hundred accidents happen annually on India’s railways. Most are blamed on human error or outdated signaling equipment.