Train Collision in West Bengal Kills 8, Injures 60

In West Bengal, India, a freight and passenger train collision resulted in 8 fatalities and around 60 injuries. The incident, occurring in New Jalpaiguri, caused three passenger train carriages to derail, with one left hanging in the air. Rescue teams and ambulances were dispatched immediately. Authorities suspect “human error,” specifically that the freight train driver ignored a signal, and a thorough investigation is underway. This tragedy follows a major train accident in Orissa last year, which killed approximately 290 people and injured over a thousand.