The death toll in a train accident in northern India climbed to 80 on Monday with more than 350 injured in one of the worst rail disasters to hit the country's troubled rail network in years.
The accident occurred on Sunday in northern Uttar Pradesh state after the New Delhi-bound Kalka Mail suddenly stopped, derailing over a dozen carriages that smashed and piled into one another. Rescue teams and army officers struggled for over 24 hours to locate and remove bodies from the wreckage.
"It was one of the most serious cases of rail accidents in India," said Sandeep Mathur, chief public relation officer of North Central Railways, who added an inquiry would be launched.
Two Swedish nationals were among those killed, said Mathur.
The rail disaster comes with the beleaguered administration of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh poised to make minor changes to his cabinet this week, counting on veteran finance and interior ministers to help battle policy paralysis and public graft.
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