Train
accident in Jharkhand, four killed
Wednesday January 11, 2012 11:28:39 AM,
IANS
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Ranchi:
Four people were killed and 14 injured when the Brahmaputra Mail
hit a stationary goods train at Karanpurato station of Jharkhand's
Sahibganj district Wednesday morning.
"Four people have been killed in the accident. Fourteen were
injured, two critically," Deputy Commissioner of Police Arun Kumar
Singh of the district, 500 km from here, told IANS over phone.
"A sleeper coach of the Brahmaputra Mail got derailed. Rescue
operation is on," he added.
A railway official said: "The goods train was standing as it's
engine developed a snag. The passenger train hit it." The incident
took place at 5.50 a.m.
The Brahmaputra Mail was going to New Delhi from Dibrugarh. A
relief train has reached the spot.
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