NEW DELHI: An Indian passenger train derailed and overturned several of its cars on Thursday (Jul 18), killing at least two people and injuring 24 others with rescue and relief efforts ongoing.
NEW DELHI: An India n passenger train derailed and overturned several of its cars on Thursday , killing at least two people and injuring 24 others with rescue and relief efforts ongoing.
At least four carriages had overturned at the site of the accident in Gonda district, broadcaster NDTV reported. "District administration officials have been directed to carry out relief and rescue operations on a war footing and to take the injured to the hospital," he added.Anil Kumar Tiwari, chief medical superintendent of Gonda District Hospital, told AFP that a team of medics had been rushed to the accident site.India has launched a US$30 billion railway infrastructure modernisation in a bid to boost the economy and connectivity.
Defective tracks, poor maintenance and old signalling kit combined with human error were the main cause of derailments, a report by India's top audit authority said.
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