One person was killed while six others were injured late on Saturday when a local train hit a stationary train at a platform in West Bengal's Nadia district, railway officials said.
The head-on collision took place when the Shantipur- Sealdah local, which was coming from the opposite direction hit the stationary Sealdah-Shantipur local train waiting at the number 2 platform of Fulia station.
Three coaches of the Shantipur-Sealdah local were derailed after its driver ‘disregarded’ the red signal resulting in the collision, a railway spokesperson said. An off-duty railway gateman who was travelling in the other train was killed, officials said, adding its driver is among the six injured.
A rescue operation has already begun at the local level while a relief train from Kolkata has been rushed to the spot with a medical team.
When contacted, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said that a compensation of Rs5 lakh will be given to the deceased and Rs50000 for those injured.