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A timeline of the world's worst rail disasters over the past decade, and what caused them

With more than 280 people killed and hundreds more injured in a passenger train collision in India, questions are again being raised about the safety of India's rail system, which carries more than 12 million people per day.

Friday's incident was India's worst in over two decades, officials said.

Rail accidents are far from rare across the globe, with lax regulations, ageing infrastructure and human error all playing their part in disasters that have killed hundreds of people.

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