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