Shocking footage reveals devastation from India's worst rail crash in 20 years ... trends now
Shocking footage has revealed the extent of the devastation after India's worst rail crash in 20 years which has nearly 300 dead and 900 more injured.
Aerial footage shows several derail carriages, some of which have overturned and are lying next to the track - as hundreds stand alongside.
Devastated villagers have told harrowing stories of the disaster. One man, Suryaveer, said he discovered his mother had died in the crash after he was sent an image and recognised the dress she was wearing.
It comes after a three-train collision on Friday night in Odisha, India, killed at least 288 people and left some 900 people hospitalised.
Tutu Biswas, who was on the train, said he saw 'many people injured' including a 'small child' who died shortly after crying for their parents.
About 900 people were injured in the accident and the cause is still under investigation, according to P.K. Jena, the state's top administrative official
It comes after a three-train collision on Friday night in Odisha, India, killed at least 288 people and left some 900 people hospitalised.
One man, Suryaveer (pictured), said he discovered his mother had died in the crash after he was sent an image and recognised the dress she was wearing
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers continue to wade through the wreckage to search for survivors and bodies.
Suryaveer told BBC News: 'My mother and my grandmother were on the train. They were going to the city to buy medicines.
'I found my granny a few hours after the accident. She was alive. But my mother was missing. We looked for her everywhere but couldn't find her.
'This morning I heard from one of my friends. They sent me a picture of a body - it was my mother. She was wearing the same dress.'
He added all he wanted was to take her body home safely but the area was engulfed in chaos with roads jammed.
Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, said the death toll stood at 288 but was expected to go higher, potentially approaching 380.
He said: 'Many people who have been rushed to hospitals are succumbing there and we are still taking out the dead bodies.
'The rescue work is still ongoing here as there are some bodies under the bogies and teams are trying to lift them to get them out.'
About 900 people were injured in the accident and the cause is still under investigation, according to P.K. Jena, the state's top administrative official.
Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, said: 'Many people who have been rushed to hospitals are succumbing there and we are still taking out the dead bodies'
Witness Tutu Biswas also told BBC News: 'We heard a loud sound. When we came out of the house, we saw that this accident had happened outside. I saw the goods train had climbed over on another train.
'When I reached the spot, I saw that many people were injured, many people had died. A small child was crying whose parents had probably died. That child also died after a while. It was horrific.'
On Saturday, rescuers were seen cutting through the destroyed rail cars to find people who may still be trapped.
Mr Sarangi
