India Investigates Train Crash that Killed Hundreds
2023-06-06
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1India has launched an official investigation into a train crash that killed at least 275 people and injured about 1,200.
2Officials said they believe a signal failure may have caused the crash, or collision.
3The accident happened Friday in the district of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha.
4One of the passenger trains hit a stopped freight train first.
5This caused the passenger train to collide with another passenger train passing in the opposite direction.
6Family of passengers killed in the crash lined up Monday at a medical center in the city of Bhubaneswar to try to identify bodies.
7Officials said that as of Monday, only 45 bodies had been identified, while 33 had been turned over to relatives.
8"It's the first time I have dealt with something like this," said Dr. Utkal Keshari Suna, an official at Bhubaneshwar hospital.
9"It's been a very difficult experience. I am in forensics, so I am used to dealing with dead bodies, but nothing like this," he added.
10Suna noted that the identification process was getting more difficult as time passes, and the bodies decompose.
11Some trains started running again Sunday night on the line where the crash happened, after non-stop efforts to rescue survivors, clear and repair the track.
12The crash was one of the worst railroad disasters in India's history.
13One of the passenger trains was the Coromandel Express, which was traveling to Chennai in Tamil Nadu state.
14Officials said the other was the Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast Express, which was traveling to West Bengal state.
15At least 123 trains were either canceled or delayed after the crash.
16The accident led to higher prices for airline tickets. India's civil aviation ministry, however, warned airlines not to charge higher prices.
17Usman Ansari traveled from Bihar to collect the body of his brother-in-law, Kasim Mia.
18He told The Associated Press that he spent 24 hours on the road along with two friends.
19But after reaching the site of the crash, they were told the bodies had been moved to Bhubaneswar.
20The group borrowed a car to drive to the hospital, where Ansari was able to identify and collect his brother-in-law's body.
21"Kasim used to say he wanted to do everything for his children," Ansari said.
22He added that assistance promised by the federal government would help take care of the man's four young children.
23The crash happened as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes government measures to modernize India's freight railroad network.
24India has more than 64,000 kilometers of train lines, 14,000 passenger trains and 8,000 stations.
25I'm Bryan Lynn.
1India has launched an official investigation into a train crash that killed at least 275 people and injured about 1,200. 2Officials said they believe a signal failure may have caused the crash, or collision. The accident happened Friday in the district of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha. 3One of the passenger trains hit a stopped freight train first. This caused the passenger train to collide with another passenger train passing in the opposite direction. 4Family of passengers killed in the crash lined up Monday at a medical center in the city of Bhubaneswar to try to identify bodies. Officials said that as of Monday, only 45 bodies had been identified, while 33 had been turned over to relatives. 5"It's the first time I have dealt with something like this," said Dr. Utkal Keshari Suna, an official at Bhubaneshwar hospital. "It's been a very difficult experience. I am in forensics, so I am used to dealing with dead bodies, but nothing like this," he added. 6Suna noted that the identification process was getting more difficult as time passes, and the bodies decompose. 7Some trains started running again Sunday night on the line where the crash happened, after non-stop efforts to rescue survivors, clear and repair the track. 8The crash was one of the worst railroad disasters in India's history. One of the passenger trains was the Coromandel Express, which was traveling to Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. Officials said the other was the Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast Express, which was traveling to West Bengal state. 9At least 123 trains were either canceled or delayed after the crash. The accident led to higher prices for airline tickets. India's civil aviation ministry, however, warned airlines not to charge higher prices. 10Usman Ansari traveled from Bihar to collect the body of his brother-in-law, Kasim Mia. He told The Associated Press that he spent 24 hours on the road along with two friends. But after reaching the site of the crash, they were told the bodies had been moved to Bhubaneswar. 11The group borrowed a car to drive to the hospital, where Ansari was able to identify and collect his brother-in-law's body. "Kasim used to say he wanted to do everything for his children," Ansari said. He added that assistance promised by the federal government would help take care of the man's four young children. 12The crash happened as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes government measures to modernize India's freight railroad network. 13India has more than 64,000 kilometers of train lines, 14,000 passenger trains and 8,000 stations. 14I'm Bryan Lynn. 15The Associated Press and Reuters reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English. 16_______________________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18freight -n. products that are being transported by vehicle, such as by train, truck, airplane or ship 19forensics - n. scientific methods used to solve crimes 20decompose - v. when a dead person, animal or plant decays and the body is gradually destroyed 21____________________________________________________________________ 22What do you think of this story? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 23Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.