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More than 280 killed in three-train crash in India's eastern Odisha state

A drone view shows derailed coaches after two passenger trains collided in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 3, 2023. REUTERS - STRINGER

At least 288 people have died and about 1,000 injured in India's worst rail accident in over two decades, officials said on Saturday, after a passenger train went off the tracks and hit another one in the east of the country.

The three-train collision occurred in the district of Balasore in Odisha state at around 7 p.m. local time on Friday.

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