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A devastating three-train collision in India’s eastern Odisha state has claimed 294 lives, marking one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters in decades. Preliminary investigations point to signal failure as the cause, officials say, after a passenger train slammed into a stationary freight train, derailed, and collided with another oncoming passenger train Friday evening.
Survivor Shankar Das, who was traveling to Chennai, described the chaos to CGTN Stringer: \"I felt the train jerk violently before everything overturned.\" Suffering multiple broken bones, Das was carried out on a stretcher as rescuers raced against time.
Over 1,000 personnel—including disaster response teams, firefighters, and Indian Air Force helicopters—worked tirelessly to evacuate injured passengers, with operations continuing until Saturday afternoon. Local media reported hospitals overwhelmed as communities rallied to donate blood and supplies.
While the focus remains on recovery, urgent questions about rail safety infrastructure are emerging. For now, the stories of survivors like Das underscore the human toll of this tragedy.
Preliminary investigations point to signal failure as the cause, officials say, after a passenger train slammed into a stationary freight train, derailed, and collided with another oncoming passenger train Friday evening.
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