Odisha train accident: Deadly India crash in photos

Three trains are believed to have been involved in the collision in the eastern state of Odisha on Friday evening

Dozens have been killed and injured in a train crash in the eastern Odisha state of India.

The crash is being described as the country's worst train accident this century. Three trains are believed to have been involved in the collision.

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The damaged carriages at the accident site near Balasore, about 200km (125 miles) from the state capital, Bhubaneswar

A total of 17 coaches of two trains were derailed in the accident

Rescue workers are digging through debris and using electric cutters to slice through the metal exterior of train compartments to reach those trapped inside

Apart from the police and the national disaster response force, more than 100 doctors and 200 ambulances have been deployed to the site

Around 1,000 injured persons have been shifted to hospitals in four districts

Rescue operations are likely to continue till the evening

Officials said several carriages from the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed