BBC OS Conversations: India train crash
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The collision between three trains in the state of Odisha claimed more than 280 lives and left more than 1000 people injured. We bring together a volunteer, Govind Dalai, who was one of the first on the scene and doctors Manoj Kumar Barik and Amrit Pattojoshi. Dr Barik was working in the local hospital on the night the crash happened, and Dr Pattojoshi, a psychiatrist, has been involved in identifying those who lost their lives. They discuss the support they are trying to provide to the families of victims. Also, Shweta in New Delhi and Riddhi in Ambala City, talk about their experiences of Indian railways and their concerns about safety.
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| 0:00.0 | The explanation is the podcast from the BBC World Service that goes beyond the spin, |
| 0:07.0 | exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. |
| 0:14.0 | An honest explanation of the events shaping our lives. |
| 0:18.0 | Search for the explanation wherever you get your BBC podcast. |
| 0:24.0 | Hello, I'm Karnie Sharp and welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:29.0 | We're bringing people together to discuss significant events from around the world. |
| 0:34.0 | This time it's conversations on the train crash in India. |
| 0:39.0 | We hear from professionals and volunteers who are witnessing the scale of grief |
| 0:44.0 | and trying to support bereaved families, as well as those who continue to search for missing loved ones. |
| 0:51.0 | The collision last Friday is described as India's worst rail accident this century. |
| 0:57.0 | Trains are a key part of the country's cultural identity. |
| 1:01.0 | Most people in India take the trains and defend such a tragedy occurs. |
| 1:05.0 | It impacts every individual, every one as you know, |
| 1:08.0 | brought into thinking that next time when we catch a train what happens. |
| 1:12.0 | You may have seen the shocking pictures from the state of Odisha, |
| 1:16.0 | two passenger trains and a stationary goods train collided and were thrown off the tracks |
| 1:21.0 | and left lying at different angles. |
| 1:25.0 | The carriages or bogies as they are often referred to in the country |
| 1:29.0 | piled on top of each other tangled and torn apart. |
| 1:33.0 | It's reported that at least 3,000 people were on those two passenger trains, |
| 1:38.0 | more than a thousand were injured, almost 300 were killed. |
| 1:42.0 | We brought together three of those who were involved in rescuing some of the victims of the train crash, |
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