Train collision in India claims 22

China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-22 08:45

A victim is carried by rescuers after a train crash near the outskirts of Mathura, India, early yesterday. Below: A crane lifts a damaged coach. Reuters

NEW DELHI: A passenger train crashed into another train's rear carriage reserved for women and disabled passengers, killing 22 people and injuring 17 who remained trapped for hours yesterday near the Taj Mahal in northern India, police said. Rescue teams used gas cutters to open the wrecked compartment to free trapped passengers following the crash near Agra, about 210 km southeast of New Delhi.