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Trains collide in Punjab; 34 killed, 50 injured
Press Trust of India Mukerian (Punjab), December 14 Related Stories [X] close Helpline Numbers » Lalu confirms death of 15 passengers » Punjab CM puts death toll at 50 » Chronology of major train accidents since 1995 » Punjab government announces compensation » Signal failure suspected to be cause of accident » Railway Board chief held responsible for major accident » Lalu describes collision between trains as 'brutal murder' » Complete coverage of the railway mishaps in India » In Hindi: Trains collide in Punjab; 27 feared killed, 50 injured » Advertisement Thirty-four people, including 11 women and a child, were killed and about 50 others were injured when Ahmedabad-bound Jammu Tawi express collided head-on with a local train from Jalandhar on Monday. While railway sources put the toll at 34, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said in the state assembly that 50 people have died in the mishap that occurred around noon. The sources said the collision took place after both the trains were given the green signals on the single line Jalandhar-Pathankot section of the Ferozepur division of the Northern Railway. While the local train DMU was cleared from the Bangara railway station, the Ahmedabad bound Express train was given the go ahead from Chak Kalan railway station. Drivers of both the trains were among the dead, a Spokesman of the Northern Railway said. The injured have been admitted to Civil Hospital at Mukerian and Army hospital, Pathankot. Railway medical and relief teams have been rushed to the spot from Pathankot, Ferozepur, Ludhiana and rescue operation was on with the help of the Army. Three coaches of the DMU and one of the express train alongwith the two engines were badly damaged in the collision. Gas cutters were being used to break open the capsized bogies, the railway sources said. Just heard on radio that the guys in charge of switching the rail lines were found smoking a joint heh.... RIP
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damn that sucks
Lalu is head of the railroad commission...right ?? raab rakha
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this should be changed from reasons why not to smoke marijuana to reasons why not to let morons exist
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look at my marijuana sig, its classic
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i have taken it twice from delhi to jalandhar (shitavali) its pretty fast - takes about 5 hours from delhi to jalandhar but yeah, the stations are a big mess
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