Sabotage fear after 60 die in train crash
0 Comments | Western Morning News, The, Jul 20, 2010
India yesterday refused to rule out sabotage in a train crash that killed more than 60 people and injured dozens more.
The crash happened when a fast-moving express slammed into another train as it left the platform at Sainthia, about 125 miles north of Calcutta.
Three carriages of of the second train were destroyed, leaving a tangle of twisted metal. Two were reserved for passengers on the cheapest tickets and are usually packed to capacity.
The impact was so great the roof of one carriage was hurled on to an overpass above the tracks.
It was the second major train crash in the state of West Bengal in the past two months. On May 28 a passenger train derailed and was hit by an cargo train in a crash that killed 145 people. Authorities blamed sabotage by Maoist rebels.
Accidents are common on India’s sprawling rail network, one of the world’s largest, with most blamed on poor maintenance and human error
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