Dispatch audio also indicated that the engineer survived with bleeding from the head and both eyes swollen shut. Right away, you knew that this was not something minor," he said.The back of his train car was wide open because it had separated from the rest of the train, so he and others were able to jump out to safety. He was at about the middle of the train, either the sixth or seventh car, he said, and was "one of the lucky ones. He said the wreck shows "more than ever why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly." (This story has been updated to reflect that authorities said Monday night that three people died.
Source: Times of India December 18, 2017 17:46 UTC