1. Coromandel Express moves off the main track and on to a side track used to park trains.

Coromandel Express

Yeshwantpur-Howrah train

1

Centre of crash site

3

2

Freight

train

Bahanaga Bazar station

200 metres

2. Express crashes into parked freight train at 80mph. Engine and first four or five coaches jump the tracks.

3. Coaches topple and strike the last two coaches of the Yeshwantpur-Howrah train, travelling at 78mph.

India train crash: preliminary investigation

Road

crossing

Coromandel Express

Yeshwantpur-Howrah train

1

Centre of crash site

Coromandel Express moves off the main track and on to a side track used to park trains

3

Coaches topple and strike the last two coaches of the Yeshwantpur-Howrah train, travelling at 78mph

2

Freight

train

Express crashes into parked freight train at 80mph.

Engine and first four or five coaches jump the tracks

Bahanaga Bazar station

100 metres