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Death Toll From India Train Crash Exceeds 100

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The death toll from early Sunday's train derailment near the northern Indian city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has passed 100, local media reported. 20.11.2016, Sputnik International

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Death Toll From India Train Crash Exceeds 100

06:13 GMT 20.11.2016 (Updated: 11:41 GMT 20.11.2016)

Police officers and people gather at the site where a train derailed in Kanpur, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, in this still image taken from video November 20, 2016. - Sputnik International

The death toll from early Sunday's train derailment near the northern Indian city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has passed 100, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The death toll has climbed to 100, with 200 passengers reported injured, according to the Indian television channel NDTV.

Deadly #India Train Accident Kills 63 https://t.co/XkFIWUwZaw pic.twitter.com/pnOBR0dP0Z
— Mirwais Hotak (@mirwaishotakafg) November 20, 2016

It is not clear what caused 14 railcars to veer off the track, but the Ministry of Railways vowed to take "strictest possible action" against those who could be responsible for the fatal accident.

#BREAKING: Toll from #India train accident rises to 60: Police https://t.co/xLOCb8DppG pic.twitter.com/zCcTe8xcTs
— Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) November 20, 2016

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "anguished beyond words" on learning about the loss of lives after the derailing of the Patna-Indore express.