LIVE: Rescue efforts progress after deadly train crash in India

LIVE: Work is underway to clear train crash wreckage from the tracks after Indian authorities said search and rescue operations to find survivors from a massive collision that left 288 dead had ended.

Excavators were used to move toppled train carriages off the tracks as India rushes to bring its rail system back up, following the accident in Balasore city on Friday (June 2) -- the country’s second deadliest rail accident in two decades.

The crash occurred at around 7 p.m. (1330 GMT) on Friday when the Howrah Superfast Express from Bengaluru to Howrah in West Bengal collided with the Coromandel Express from Kolkata to Chennai.

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[anotherhuman]

So the sun does cover train derailments, just not ones with highly toxic chemicals spills and mushroom clouds that can be seen from space 👍

[SJS-edyw]

Judging by all the people walking and trying to fix the track I expect a high tech forensic investigation will not happen as they are in too much of a rush to get the train track up and running again. Very sad.

[LIVTOMCHUROO]

Were there the usual ten thousand people on the outside?!?!

[johnsmith-htsy]

Whats happened? The Sun comments are normally flooded with comments. Where are all the Sun experts that can impart their instant wisdom.?

[esad]

This is great the cull in motion great news

[runiquepro]

No wonder my train didn't turn up.

[fullygoated]

think it’s time to rethink the metro system huh india

[richardcory]

This will all be forgotten about and brushed under the carpet within a few days. Nothing will be done about it. Then we just have to wait for the next catastrophic India rail disaster. And the next.

[Cuteconcorn-jwko]

Omg how is the camera man taking 3 hours on a video

[Fofla]

I feel sorry for them but this is what happens when you mess with the Quran burning mosques vandalism and attacking innocent people

[stephen]

Any footage of the crash? i wanna see teh good stuff