Train Crashes Into Another Train
“It’s an image that calls to mind a snake in the process of swallowing its prey. But this scene is far darker: This is the shocking aftermath of a crash that killed 21 people when a speeding passenger train rammed another train’s rear carriage from behind. The carriage was reserved for women and disabled passengers. Another 17 people were injured. They remained trapped for hours on Wednesday near the Taj Mahal in northern India, police said. The tragedy occurred early today when one of the trains, the Mewar Express, was stopped at a red signal. The other train rammed into it from behind, officials said. ‘We felt a massive jolt,’ said Ramesh Charan, a passenger aboard the Mewar Express. ‘Some people sleeping on upper berths fell to the coach floor by the impact of the collision.” w/ photos
