Indian death crash train sped through red light

One of the Indian trains in a crash that killed more than 60 people was travelling three times faster than it should have been and ignored signals to stop, investigators said today.

Indian death crash train sped through red light

One of the Indian trains in a crash that killed more than 60 people was travelling three times faster than it should have been and ignored signals to stop, investigators said today.

The Uttarbanga Express hit a passenger train that was about to pull out of Sainthia station, about 125 miles from Calcutta yesterday, killing 63 and injuring scores more.

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