“An accident has taken police in which a vehicle carrying school children was hit by a train at a level crossing. Our officers have rushed to the spot. There are reports that a few persons have died and some have been injured,” said a senior police officer of Murshidabad police district.

Local residents said that while two children died at the spot, one more succumbed on the way to the hospital. At least five other students were injured and the condition of some were reported to be critical.

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The accident took place around 7:30am at a manned level crossing between Karnasubarna and Gobindopur railway stations near Berhampore.

“The gates of the level crossing were closed as a train was scheduled to pass. After the train passed, the gateman opened the door. The pool car entered the tracks. But suddenly another passenger train came and hit the pool car,” a local resident told media persons.