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Summary A train derailed in northern India on Sunday, killing 53 and injuring over 250 people.
Kalka Mail train was on its way to New Delhi from Howrah, a station near Kolkata, when 15 coaches and the engine jumped the tracks near the town of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh state.Medical aid was rushed to the area, about 75 miles southeast of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state.The cause of the derailment was not immediately clear and few other details were available.Indias railroad network is one of the largest in the world and carries about 14 million passengers a day. Accidents are common, with most blamed on poor maintenance and human error.
