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Over 200 dead, 900 injured in train crash in eastern India

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People gather at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar, on June 3, 2023.  Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/afp/06/03/20230603-india-train-collision-afp-1.jpg"/><figcaption>People gather at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar, on June 3, 2023. <em>Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>NEW DELHI - More than 200 people died and about 900 others were injured in an accident involving multiple trains in eastern India on Friday evening, local media said.</p><p>Many passenger cars overturned after a train derailed and ran onto an adjacent track before colliding with at least one other train. The crash site is about 200 kilometers northeast of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state.</p><p>The number of dead and injured in the incident may increase as there are still people who remain unaccounted for, reports citing local authorities said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/06/03/23/at-least-28-dead-300-hurt-in-india-rail-crash-officials">At least 28 dead, 300 hurt in India rail crash: officials</a></li></ul><p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted he is distressed by the accident. &quot;Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Spoke to Railway Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/AshwiniVaishnaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AshwiniVaishnaw</a> and took stock of the situation. Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all…</p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1664665463450918913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><strong>==Kyodo</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ny73SJARzQY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

More than 200 people died and about 900 others were injured in an accident involving multiple trains in eastern India on Friday evening, local media said.