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Daily Mirror
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Bradley Jolly & Chiara Fiorillo

India train crash: Death toll rises to 288 and more than 900 injured in smash

At least 288 people have died - and hundreds more are seriously hurt - after three trains collided in India on Friday night.

Rescuers are attempting to free survivors who are feared trapped in the derailed coaches following the incident in the Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha - about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of Kolkata.

The accident led to a chaotic scene as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked trains to break open doors and windows using cutting torches to free survivors.

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