At least 50 people died and over a hundred were seriously injured in a train accident in eastern India, reports BBC. The number of victims is much higher, authorities fear. Dozens of people died in a train accident in India. A passenger train struck in the middle of another seal who was in town Sainthia station, 200 kilometers from Calcutta . More intervention teams were deployed at the scene. It runs a large operation. 50 bodies were recovered. The two trains were packed with commuters returning to work after a weekend spent with family. It happened last night at 2.00 local time. More Bengal-Calcutta route trains were canceled because of the accident. Some sources say that the signaling system would lead to production of the tragedy. Authorities have opened an inquiry to shed light on this case. It is the second serious train accident this year in West Bengal. Only two months ago, 150 people have died after they were lining was struck by a freight train in Bombay. Police blamed Maoist rebels that he plotted an attack, but they have denied any involvement.

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