Death toll in India train collision mounts to nearly 300, about 900 injured
Amitabh Sharma, a Railroad Ministry spokesperson, said the rescue work was near completion. Rail authorities will start removing the wreckage to repair the track and resume train operations, he said.
The rescue operation was slowed because two train cars were pressed together by the impact of the accident, Jena said.Officials said 1,200 rescuers worked with 115 ambulances, 50 buses and 45 mobile health units through the night. Saturday was declared as a day of mourning in Odisha. Passenger Vandana Kaleda said that people were falling on each other as her coach shook violently and veered off the tracks.
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