7 killed in train collision in India
NEW DELHI, April 29 -- At least seven people were killed and 20 injured when a local passenger train collided with a goods train carrying several oil tanks in the southern Indian cityChennai in the state of Tamil Nadu Wednesday, said police.
Workers carry out rescue operation near the damaged coach of a Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) after it collided with a goods train in the southern Indian city of Chennai April 29, 2009.
The collision took place around 06:00 a.m. (00:30 GMT) at the northern Vyasarpadi suburb of Chennai, causing a big fire, said police.
All the injured were rushed to the General Hospital in Chennai while police are trying to identify the dead, including the motormen of the two trains who were believed to be among the dead.
Police and workers stand near the damaged coach of an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) after it collided with a goods train in the southern Indian city of Chennai April 29, 2009.
Railway authorities have suspended all local and long distance trains going to Chennai Central from the northern suburb town of Arakkonam, where the mishapped passenger train departed, on a route which is one of the busiest urban rail lines in India.
"Train services are disrupted due to the mishap but we hope to restore the services in two to three hours time," an Indian Railway spokesperson told the media.
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