Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday afternoon handed over compensation cheques to the families of those killed in the horrific accident when a fast‑moving train hit a school van packed with children at Karnasubarna in Murshidabad district on the morning of July 17. A total of five persons, including four schoolchildren, were killed in the accident. The Chief Minister said the police have been instructed to ensure swift and strict punishment of those …
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Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Eastern Railway (ER) has launched a seven‑day special safety drive at all non‑interlocked level crossing (LC) gates across its network following Friday’s accident at Behrampore in Murshidabad district that claimed five lives, including three schoolchildren. The accident occurred at the LC gate between Karnasubarna and Khagraghat Road stations, which is non‑interlocked. Officials said that had the gate been interlocked, the assistant station master (ASM) or station…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The death toll in the tragic incident at Karnasubarna in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district earlier in the day, when a train collided with a van at a railway crossing, has risen to five, with four being school children and one an adult.Meanwhile, both the Railways department and the West Bengal government have announced compensation for the families of the deceased individuals. Some other schoolchildren and the driver of the van are currently under treatment at Baharampur…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The preliminary inquiry conducted by the police and the Railways department into the tragic incident at Karnasubarna in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including three schoolchildren, on Friday when a train collided with a van at a railway crossing, has indicated that the negligence of the gateman was the main cause of the accident.Sources aware of the development said the accused gateman, who was in an inebriated state…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) In a horrific accident at Karnasubarna in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, four people, including three schoolchildren, were killed on Friday when a train hit a school van as it crossed the railway line.Three more students and the driver of the school van have been admitted to the hospital in critical condition. The school van was completely mangled after being hit by the train.The local people and eyewitnesses told media persons that the accident occurred around 7 a….