Live: Scene of deadliest crash in decades after trains collide in India killing nearly 300 people

WARNING: This live stream contains scenes that some viewers may find distressing. At least 288 people are dead and hundreds are injured after a passenger train in India derailed and collided with another locomotive in the eastern state of Odisha. The Coromandel Express, which runs between Kolkata and Chennai, reportedly derailed and struck goods train in the country’s deadliest train accident in over two decades. The crash in the Balasore district has injured at least 900. Hundreds of fire department personnel and police officers have been deployed to rescue trapped survivors. The Odisha government has ordered a state of mourning. Watch more on Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB