India boasts one of the world’s largest railway networks, behind the United States, China and Russia, and the national railway is one of the world’s biggest employers.
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At least 207 people were killed and more than 900 injured in a train collision in eastern India on Friday, officials told local media outlets. The toll is expected to climb, with many people still trapped inside train cars and under the wreckage.
The train crash already appears to rank among the worst railway accidents in India’s history. ---More...
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