NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed when a fast-moving passenger train rammed into one waiting at a station in eastern India early on Monday, a government official said.
This was the second major accident in the state of West Bengal within two months. In May, a train sabotage blamed on Maoists rebels killed more than 70 people. The rebels denied the charge.
Officials had virtually ruled out any terror link in Monday's incident, though a probe was on to find out how both trains came to be on the same track.
The accident occurred when the Uttar Banga Express rammed into a waiting Vananchal Express at Sainthia in West Bengal state, Saumitra Mohan, the area's district magistrate, said.
"So far we have recovered 40 bodies," Mohan said, adding that about 50 people had been taken to hospital, and the casualty toll was unlikely to rise further.
"Some 10 people are still trapped. We are trying to bring them out," he said.
