Doctor confirms 30 dead in train derailment in eastern India
By APSaturday, May 29, 2010
Doctor: at least 30 dead in India train derailment
CALCUTTA, India — A doctor says at least 30 people died when an overnight passenger train was derailed by suspected sabotage and then hit by another train in eastern India.
E. Mitra, a doctor at a railway hospital, says 30 bodies have been brought to the hospital from the site in West Bengal state following the accident Friday.
Government officials say they suspect Maoist rebels sabotaged the train.
Filed under: Accidents and Disasters
Tags: Accidents, Asia, Calcutta, India, Mamata Banerjee, South Asia, Transportation
Tags: Accidents, Asia, Calcutta, India, Mamata Banerjee, South Asia, Transportation
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