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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 19 August 2017 - 12:16 PM

MSN, 8/19/17:

 


 

Train derails in northern India, killing at least 23

 

Six coaches of a passenger train derailed in northern India on Saturday, killing 23 people and injuring at least 81, officials said.

 

 

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Posted 19 August 2017 - 10:16 PM

NDTV, 8/20/17:


 

Human Error Behind Uttar Pradesh Train Accident That Killed 23

 

At around 5:46 pm on Saturday evening, residents of Khatauli in western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district heard a loud crash when at least a dozen carriages of the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express ran off the tracks. Two of the coaches crashed into a residential area, hitting a house and a school building. At least 23 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in the accident. Local residents say human error may have caused the accident.

 

 

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