Indian officials search for answers after train crash kills at least 288


This aerial view shows damaged carriages at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar in the eastern state of Odisha, on June 4, 2023. Authorities were scrambling on June 4 to understand the cause of a three-train collision in India that killed at least 288 people, claiming that "no one responsible" will be spared. - AFP

BALASORE, India, June 4, 2023 (AFP): Authorities were scrambling on Sunday to understand the cause of a three-train collision in India that killed at least 288 people, claiming that "no one responsible" will be spared.

The country's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years left a blood-stained wreckage, with compartments smashed and some carriages flung far from the tracks.

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