11 killed in Indian train derailment

Eleven people were killed and dozens of others injured when a train derailed after hitting a boulder that had fallen on to the track in southern India, officials said.

11 killed in Indian train derailment

Eleven people were killed and dozens of others injured when a train derailed after hitting a boulder that had fallen on to the track in southern India, officials said.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabu said the boulder fell from a nearby hill and derailed nine coaches and one food car.

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