Video of Train Collision From Chile Falsely Shared as Vande Bharat Accident

A video showing a collision between two trains is going viral on social media to claim that it shows an accident involving Vande Bharat Express.

(This claim has received a total of 8.3 million views on Facebook. Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video shows a collision between a passenger train and a cargo train in Chile.

• It is unrelated to Vande Bharat Express and no such recent accident involving this train has been reported.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search using the viral image on Google and came across a report shared by Reuters on 21 June.

• It carried the visuals of the same accident.

• The report further stated that in San Bernardo, Chile, a passenger train in a test run by Chile's state railway company (EFE) collided with a cargo train run by a private rail firm Fepasa.

• This accident happened on 20 June and led to two deaths while injuring nine.

• Next, we compared visuals shared by Reuters to viral videos and noticed similarities.

• The cargo train seen in the visuals carried the name 'FEPASA'.

• We also noticed the serial number written on the trains seen in the viral video and the one in the Reuters' images matched with each other (SFE 407 M2).

• The same was reported by the Associated Press (AP) and Cable News Network (CNN).

• Moreover, we did not have any recent reports about accidents involving Vande Bharat Express.

Conclusion: A video of a collision between a passenger train and a cargo train in Chile is being falsely linked to Vande Bharat Express.

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