At least 52 people were killed and more than one hundred injured in a train accident at Sainthia Station in Birbhum district of West Bengal early Monday morning. <br/> <br/>The condition of some of the injured passengers is stated to be critical. Injured persons have been admitted to the Suri Hospital in Birbhum. Army, BSF, National Disaster Management forces and police are carrying out rescue operations. <br/> <br/>State Director General Police said that donors are urgently needed to meet the scarcity of blood. Eastern Railway has opened control rooms following the accident. <br/> <br/>The stations and their phone numbers are Sealdah (033-23503535, 033-23503537), Malda (06436-222061), Bhagalpur (06412-4222433), Jamalpur (063444-3101). <br/> <br/>According to Eastern Railway sources, the incident occurred when 3148 down New Coochbehar -Sealdah Uttarbanga Express rammed into a stationary 3404 down Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express at 1.54 am which was leaving platform No. 4 of the station. <br/> <br/>Driver M C Dey and assistant driver N K Mandal of the Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express, which collided with the Ranchi-bound Vananchal Express, were among the dead. <br/> <br/>The guard of the Vananchal Express A Mukherjee also died in the mishap which was so severe that the roof and the sides of one of the compartments mounted the foot over bridge across the platforms in the station, 191 kilometers from Kolkata. <br/> <br/>Several trains on the rout have been diverted. Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee who rushed to the accident site has said that stern action will be taken against those responsible for the accident. <br/> <br/>She announced an ex-gratia of five lakh rupees each and to the next of kin of those killed and one lakh rupees to the injured. One person from the deceased family will get a job in the Railways.<br/>