Two Britons killed as train goes off track in north India

Two Britons killed as train goes off track in north India
# 12 September 2015 17:59 (UTC +04:00)

Police said Saturday that a trainm which was carrying a group of 37 British tourists and a few Indian crew members, derailed in Himachal Pradesh state.

“Two British nationals have been killed. Another (Briton) is seriously injured,” S.Z.H Zaidi, a senior police official said. Other sources said both the dead were women, without elaborating.

According to the Indian media, the train derailed due to high speed which forced at least three carriages off the track.

Neeraj Sharma, a railway official, said the couches derailed as the train rounded a curve.

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