malabar | Train accident toll rises to 60

malabar | Train accident toll rises to 60

Sainthia (West Bengal): The toll in Monday’s train accident at Sainthia in West Bengal’s Birbhum district has crossed 60, railway officials reported. The 60 victims include 57 passengers and three railway employees, More than 150 passengers have been injured. The accident occurred when the Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express rammed into the stationary Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express from the rear at Sainthia station. The three railway employees who died are the driver and assistant driver of the Uttar Banga Express and the guard of the Vananchal Express.