In pictures: Bangalore Ernakulam Inter City Express train accident

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The Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter City Express train had left Bengaluru at 0615 hrs and derailed at 0735 hrs between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City-Salem Section. (In pic) Rescuers pull a crumbled portion of a train compartment after an accident near Anekal, about 40 kilometers south of Bangalore. (AP)

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Railway, police, Fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force teams are involved in the operations with medical teams from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu rushed to the spot. (In Pic) Rescuers carry body of a victim out of the train that derailed near Anekal. (AP)

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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who rushed to the train accident site in Karnataka to monitor relief and rescue measures, has ordered an inquiry “to fix responsibility” and promised all help to the affected. (In pic) Rescuers carry body of a victim out of the train that derailed near Anekal. (AP)

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Rescuers cut the outer shell of a crumbled compartment of a derailed train to pull out the body of a victim, near Anekal, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Bangalore. (AP)

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Rescuers and onlookers gather around damaged coaches of a derailed train near Anekal. (AP)

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Rescuers carry body of a passenger after pulling it out from a crumbled apartment of a derailed train near Anekal. (AP)