Five killed as Indian passenger and goods trains collide: police
- Asia
- AFP
- Published Date: 09:19 | 17 June 2024
- Modified Date: 09:19 | 17 June 2024
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."