2 trains collide in eastern India, dozens of passengers feared dead

Dozens feared killed in India train crash

NEW DELHI — A speeding express train collided with a stationary passenger train at a station in eastern India early Monday, mangling the carriages and leaving dozens feared dead, media reported.

The crash happened at about 2 a.m. at the Sainthia station, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) from Calcutta, according to the Press Trust of India.

Television footage showed twisted metal. The force of the crash was so intense that the roof of one car flew into the air and landed on an overpass above the tracks. Local residents climbed through the debris searching for survivors.

Accidents are common on India’s sprawling rail network, one of the world’s largest, with most blamed on poor maintenance.