BALASORE, India - When India’s worst train accident in more than 20 years happened just outside his home, Hiranmay...
Mr Rath is not clear on the exact sequence of events, but he and other residents rushed to try to help the victims.It was a “horror show” that he “couldn’t have imagined watching even in the most scary movie ever”.
“A police official told us to carry her, as she still had some life, to a common area from where survivors could be transported for treatment.“The moment we placed her on the side of the road, she lost all movement and died in front of our eyes.” “These are images I’ll never forget,” he added. “Imagine watching - or pulling out - a person’s squished body, one severed arm or a leg.”
Red and green carriages were perched on top of each other or tossed far from the tracks, and lines of recovered bodies lay alongside the railway.Rescue workers gather around damaged carriages at the accident site, near Balasore, Odisha. PHOTO: AFP Rows and rows of rescue workers from multiple agencies worked along the track, as official and emergency vehicles blocked access roads to the area.
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