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| India express train in Bihar kills people crossing track | India express train in Bihar kills people crossing track |
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| At least 37 people have died after being hit by an express train while crossing the tracks at a remote train station in the Indian state of Bihar, local officials say. | At least 37 people have died after being hit by an express train while crossing the tracks at a remote train station in the Indian state of Bihar, local officials say. |
| The passengers, mostly Hindu pilgrims, had just alighted from a local train at Dhamara Ghat station and were on their way to a temple in Saharsa district. | The passengers, mostly Hindu pilgrims, had just alighted from a local train at Dhamara Ghat station and were on their way to a temple in Saharsa district. |
| An angry crowd is said to have beaten the driver and set two coaches on fire. | An angry crowd is said to have beaten the driver and set two coaches on fire. |
| Rescue operations are under way and police reinforcements have been sent. | Rescue operations are under way and police reinforcements have been sent. |
| Senior state police officer SK Bhardwaj said it was difficult to say how many people had died as many bodies had been dismembered. | Senior state police officer SK Bhardwaj said it was difficult to say how many people had died as many bodies had been dismembered. |
| The incident took place at 08:40 India time [03:10GMT]. The pilgrims were hit by the Rajya Rani Express travelling on the opposite track. | The incident took place at 08:40 India time [03:10GMT]. The pilgrims were hit by the Rajya Rani Express travelling on the opposite track. |
| Railway officials said the express train was travelling at high speed as it was not expected to stop at Dhamara Ghat station. | Railway officials said the express train was travelling at high speed as it was not expected to stop at Dhamara Ghat station. |
| But after the accident, it stopped a few hundred metres away. An angry mob then pulled out the driver and severely assaulted him. | But after the accident, it stopped a few hundred metres away. An angry mob then pulled out the driver and severely assaulted him. |
| More police have been sent to the area but the region is extremely remote and inaccessible by road. | More police have been sent to the area but the region is extremely remote and inaccessible by road. |
| Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over the incident and ordered district officials to the scene. | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over the incident and ordered district officials to the scene. |
| India's state-owned railway network is vast - it operates 9,000 passenger trains and carries some 18 million passengers every day. | India's state-owned railway network is vast - it operates 9,000 passenger trains and carries some 18 million passengers every day. |
| In December 2011, railway officials said train accidents in India had killed 1,220 people over the previous five years. | |
| But a government-appointed safety panel in its report last year said about 150,000 people were killed each year crossing train tracks in what officials describe as "unlawful trespassing". |