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India train crash: The search for survivors

Sainthia train crash: A crane lifts a damaged carriage of a passenger train at Sainthia
A crane lifts a wrecked carriage from the scene of the crash. The Uttarbanga express hit the Vananchal express as it left the platform at Sainthia station, in West Bengal Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters
Sainthia train crash: Rescue workers and onlookers gather near the wreckage of a train engine
Rescue workers and onlookers surround the wreckage of one of the engines Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
Sainthia train crash: Local residents and rescue workers search for survivors
Residents and rescue workers search for survivors Photograph: Bikas Das/AP
Sainthia train crash: Onlookers and volunteers at the scene of a train accident in Sainthia
Onlookers and volunteers at the crash scene Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Sainthia train crash: Rescue workers and onlookers at the site of a train crash at Sainthia
A crane prepares to lift wreckage from the railway tracks Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters
Sainthia train crash: Indian rescue workers take out the body of the Uttarbanga Express driver
Workers remove a victim from the wreckage Photograph: Bikas Das/AP
Sainthia train crash: Soldiers and onlookers gather near the wreckage of train carriages
Soldiers and onlookers near wrecked carriages Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
Sainthia train crash: A rescue worker walks past the tangled trains at Sainthia station
A rescue worker walks past the scene Photograph: Bikas Das/AP
Sainthia train crash: Onlookers watch Indian rescue personnel conduct recovery operations
Onlookers sit and stand above the remains of one of the two trains Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images
Sainthia train crash: The roof of the Uttarbanga Express car sits on top of Vananchal Express
The roof of an Uttarbanga express passenger carriage lies on top of another train Photograph: Bikas Das/AP
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