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100 unidentified bodies after train crash in India

Five days after a deadly three-train crash that killed 275 people in India, nearly 100 bodies remain unaccounted for.

Friday evening's collision in the state of Odisha involved two passenger trains and a freight train which was not in motion.

More than 1000 injured were taken to hospitals for treatment. Many families say they are still searching for their loved ones.

The deadly collision is India's worst railway accident in the last century.

More than 3000 passengers are thought to have traveled on the two trains.

In cases where there has been more than one family claiming a body as theirs, DNA testing has been done to help with identification.