{"id":515904,"date":"2026-07-17T07:40:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/five-dead-4-of-them-students-after-a-train-struck-a-school-vehicle-in-india\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T07:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:45:51","slug":"five-dead-4-of-them-students-after-a-train-struck-a-school-vehicle-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/five-dead-4-of-them-students-after-a-train-struck-a-school-vehicle-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Five dead, 4 of them students, after a train struck a school vehicle in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>New Delhi.- <\/em><\/strong>At least five people, including four students, died this Friday after a train struck a school vehicle in the Murshidabad district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vehicle, which was transporting students to their schools, was struck by a train around 7:00 a.m. local time as it crossed a railway crossing near the Karna Subarna station, Deputy Superintendent of the Murshidabad Traffic Police, Sumanta Kabiraj, confirmed to EFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/tag\/al-menos-78-muertos-en-haiti-debido-a-enfrentamientos-entre-pandillas-criminales\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"52944\">At least 78 dead in Haiti due to clashes between criminal gangs<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two students died on the spot, while two others who were injured passed away later at the hospital, Kabiraj explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fifth deceased was a cyclist who was also attempting to cross the tracks at the time of the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8220;I offer prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. Civil and police authorities are working on assistance efforts and the adoption of other necessary measures,&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>declared the Minister in charge of Transport of West Bengal, Arjun Singh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although India has significantly reduced major railway accidents in the last decade, safety at level crossings and railway junctions remains one of the vulnerable points of a network that is among the most extensive and busiest in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2023, a multi-train collision involving two passenger trains and a freight train in the eastern state of Odisha left more than 280 people dead, in India&#8217;s worst rail accident in more than two decades. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi.- At least five people, including four students, died this Friday after a train struck a school vehicle in the Murshidabad district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. 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