In West Bengal, one person was killed and 67 injured when two trains collided in Nadia district last night. Officials said, the head-on collision took place when the Shantipur-Sealdah local which was coming from the opposite direction hit the stationary Sealdah-Shantipur local train waiting at platform number 2 of Phulia station. Only five of the 67 injured are now in local civil hospitals, while the remaining were released after first-aid. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced an ex-gratia compensation of five lakh rupees to the nearest kin of the deceased and 50,000 rupees for those injured.
News On AIR | January 8, 2012 9:23 AM
Train collision in Bengal kills 1, injures 67