PATNA, India, July 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - An Indian passenger train derailed and several of its cars overturned on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 20 others. The accident happened at around the same time a goods train coming from the opposite side derailed, possibly colliding with the passenger train when it passed by. "There was another derailment of a goods train nearby, but it was unclear if the two accidents occurred concurrently," Charan said. An average of 20,000 people died each year between 2017 and 2021 in rail accidents, according to official records. Last year, nearly 300 people were killed when a passenger train and a stationary goods train collided, with the derailed compartments then striking another fast-moving passenger service.
