Patna: Train hits six vehicles; six injured

Patna: Train hits six vehicles; six injured Patna: Six persons were injured when a passenger train hit six vehicles at an unmanned level crossing at Daniawa Bazar railway halt in Patna district on Monday, railway sources said. A jeep, a private vehicle, a bus, a truck and a tempo were crossing the track when the Fatuah-Islampur passenger train rammed into them, sources said. Six persons who were injured in the accident were admitted to a nearby hospital,...
01:58 PM, Mar 19, 2012

Removing level crossings big challenge for railways

Removing level crossings big challenge for railways New Delhi: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will have to dig deep into his pocket for eliminating the thousands of unmanned level crossings across the country that are a huge safety challenge for the cash-strapped network. Unmanned level crossings account for around 40 percent of railway accidents. Trivedi, who would present the 2012-13 railway budget on March 14, is scrounging for funds, a whopping Rs 100,000 crore Indian Railways needs over...
05:53 PM, Feb 29, 2012

Five of a family crushed by train near Gurgaon

Five of a family crushed by train near Gurgaon The family was crossing the track and did not notice an approaching train. ...
10:24 AM, Nov 03, 2009
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