A fast moving train has run
over a group of hindu pilgrims, killing over 37 people in eastern Indian state
of Bihar. The train is said to have been moving at
80 km/h.
Officials said those hit killed by the train were some of the passengers who got out of the train and started moving on the track before they got run over near Dhamara, a small town in Bihar state. Thirty three other people sustained serious injuries in the accident that occurred early Monday.
Officials said those hit killed by the train were some of the passengers who got out of the train and started moving on the track before they got run over near Dhamara, a small town in Bihar state. Thirty three other people sustained serious injuries in the accident that occurred early Monday.
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| The train burning |
Railways spokesman Anil Saxena said that the
train driver was lynched by angry mobs that later got all the passengers out of
the train before setting some cabins ablaze.
By press time district officials were still at the scene and rescue operations under way. The death toll is still staggers as dozens of others are reported to be in critical condition.
Meanwhile several dead bodies mainly of women and children laid beside the track.
By press time district officials were still at the scene and rescue operations under way. The death toll is still staggers as dozens of others are reported to be in critical condition.
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| Bodies lay beside the track |
Sources: Aljazeera TV and eye witness.
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