27 die as 2 trains derail, coaches fall into river

27 die as 2 trains derail, coaches fall into river
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At least 27 people were killed when two trains derailed in quick succession and some coaches fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh\'s Harda district, authorities said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said 27 people were killed when 21 coaches of the trains derailed shortly before midnight Tuesday on the Kali Machak river.

Bhopal: At least 27 people were killed when two trains derailed in quick succession and some coaches fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district, authorities said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said 27 people were killed when 21 coaches of the trains derailed shortly before midnight Tuesday on the Kali Machak river.


One of the trains was the Varanasi-bound Kamayani Express, which met with the accident at about 11.20 p.m. Less than 15 minutes later, the Mumbai-bound Janata Express on the other track also met the same fate -- at that very spot.

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