Police say train collision in southern India kills 7 and injures 80

[tawadi]

Source: Associated Press

Police say train collision in southern India kills 7 and injures 80

By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 1:56 PM

NEW DELHI — A passenger train traveling through southern India collided with another train stopped at a signal on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring dozens more, police said.

Shalendra Babu, a senior police official, said late Tuesday three train cars derailed in the accident, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state.

Rescuers have taken at least 80 injured passengers to nearby hospitals, Babu told reporters.

A local lawmaker from the area, Abdul Rehman, said authorities fear that as many as 15 people might be dead.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/police-say-train-collision-in-southern-india-kills-seven-and-injures-18/2011/09/13/gIQAfT1xPK_story.html

[tawadi]

1. Update

At least 15 people have been killed.

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[guitar man]

2. Oh no :(

That's so sad :cry: