Death toll in India rail derailment climbs to at least 120

MANDATORY CREDIT- People inspect the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Friday, June 2, 2023. Two passenger trains derailed in India, killing at least 13 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged coaches, officials said. About 400 people were injured and taken to hospitals, and the cause of the accident was under investigation, officials said. (Press Trust of India via AP)

Two passenger trains have derailed in India, killing at least 120 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged carriages, officials and media reports said.

Fire Services Chief Sudhanshu Sarangi told the Press Trust of India that 120 bodies had been recovered so far, and more than 800 people had been injured.