According to initial reports, the passengers of the Pushpak Express had stepped outside their coaches due to a suspected fire on the train. While on the track, Karnataka express from the other track was coming from the other side, hitting the passengers.
The death toll in the coal mine collapse near Quetta has risen to 11 after search and rescue operations retrieved seven more bodies amongst those who were trapped inside the mine near Sanjidi area of Quetta, Geo TV reported.
Death tolls have risen to five in Uttarakhand's Pauri Gharwal district bus accident when the vehicle lost control near the Dahalchori area and crashed into a 100-meter-deep ditch, an official said on Sunday.
Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday from a rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area, in Dima Hasao district of Assam by a joint rescue team comprising the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), bringing the death toll to four in the mining accident.
The death toll has risen to five following devastating wildfires that swept through Southern California, fuelled by dry and windy conditions, according to a report by The New York Times.
The statement reads, "It is an unfortunate event, 6 pilgrims lost their lives. So far, only one pilgrim has been identified, while the others are yet to be identified. N Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is very serious about the incident and has expressed dissatisfaction with the official
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Dingri County in Xigaze City, within the Tibet Autonomous Region, has climbed to 95, up from the initial count of 53, according to a report by CNN.
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Dingri County in Xigaze City, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region left at least 53 people dead and 62 injured, Taipei Times reported, citing state media.
Earlier in the day, three people had initially been reported dead following a fire that broke out in a firecracker manufacturing unit in the Sattur area of Virudhunagar district during the early hours.
The death toll has now risen to at least 15 people in the New Orleans "act of terrorism" after a car rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Wednesday (US local time), CNN reported.