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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rafiq Maqbool and Ashok Sharma

Indian officials end rescue work for 2 wrecked passenger trains that killed over 300 people

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With rescue work finished, authorities began clearing the mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 300 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest rail accidents in decades, officials said Sunday.

Investigators are looking into possible causes behind Friday night’s crash in Balasore district of eastern Odisha state, including whether human error or signal failure played a role.

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