NEW DELHI: At least 13 people were killed and about 50 were injured when two trains collided in southeastern India, officials said on Monday, updating an earlier toll of eight. The accident occurred on Sunday night after one of the passenger trains overshot a signal between the towns of Alamanda and Kantakapalle in Andhra Pradesh state. CRUSHING SIGHT Members of the National Disaster Response Force conduct a rescue operation at the site of a train accident in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh state, southeastern India on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. In August, at least nine people were killed when a coach parked in southern India caught fire as a passenger tried to make tea. And earlier this month, four people were killed after an express train derailed in Bihar.

Source: Manila Times October 30, 2023 02:21 UTC