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Five killed as Indian passenger and goods trains collide: police

AFP ASIA
Published June 17,2024
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At least five people were killed when an express passenger train and a goods train collided Monday in India's West Bengal state, derailing three passenger carriages, police said.

"At least five people have died and 25-30 are injured," senior police officer Abhishek Gupta told AFP from the site of the crash. "Three compartments of the express train were derailed."