Road and rail

9.11, train crash, fatalities

India: eight people were killed and 16 people injured in a train crash in eastern India. Three coaches of a packed passenger train were badly damaged after a collision with a freight train. The accident took place near Bardadih in Latehar district of Jharkhand state. Four coaches of the passenger train and 31 wagons of the freight train derailed. The rescue operation continued for two days. A complaint was lodged against the railway officials at Daltonganj. The Indian Railway Minster ordered an inquiry into the accident.