印度警方调查火车脱轨致23人死亡事故

Police in India are investigating a passenger train derailment that killed 23 people Saturday.

Officials say at least six coaches of the Kalinga-Utkal Express derailed and hit each other in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Railway spokesman said the cause of the accident was not immediately known.

Local volunteers helped police free passengers who were trapped in the wreckage. Doctors at a local hospital say most of the injured are in stable condition.

The Kalinga-Utkal Express connects the northern Hindu holy city of Haridwar with the temple town of Puri in eastern India.

印度警方正在调查星期六一列客运火车脱轨造成23人死亡的事故。

有关官员表示， 这列从印度东部奥里萨邦开往北部圣城哈里多瓦的特快列车在北方邦发生脱轨事故，共有至少六节车厢脱轨，脱轨的车厢相互挤压。

印度铁路发言人表示，尚不清楚事故原因。

当地志愿者协助警察将被困在车厢内的乘客解救出来。当地一家医院的医生表示，大多数受伤乘客状况稳定。

这条铁路线连接印度北部印度教圣城哈里多瓦和印度东部的普瑞市。