More than 280 people have been killed after two passenger trains derailed in India on Saturday. 9News
"This is very, very tragic. I have never seen anything like this in my career."
A third train carrying freight was also involved, the Press Trust of India reported, but there was no immediate confirmation of that from railroad authorities. PTI said some of the derailed passenger coaches hit cars from the freight train. Teams of rescuers and police continued sifting through the ruins on Saturday morning as the search operation carried on, amid fears that the death toll is likely to rise further. Scores of people also showed up at a local hospital to donate blood.
"We are cutting some portions of the and carefully searching for survivors," he said, adding the search operation would likely conclude later Saturday.
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