Train derails; 9 killed


JAIPUR: A speeding train derailed in western India on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80. Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train flew off the tracks and rolled onto their sides when the driver suddenly applied the brakes because of poor visibility in the region. A broken rail track punctured one car and killed some of the passengers. Rescuers used machinery to cut open some of the cars to free trapped passengers. Nineteen people were hospitalised with injuries, three of them in serious condition. More than 60 people with minor injuries had left for their homes after treatment. The accident occurred near Banshkov, a village nearly 40 km south of Jaipur.