Accident at unmanned railway crossing, two dead

Two persons were killed and an equal number injured today when a speeding train rammed into a tractor-trolley at an unmanned level crossing in Ferozepur division in Punjab.

The accident happened at Kaler Khurd village on the Amritsar-Pathankot railway section, the Government Railway Police said.

Manpreet Singh, driving his tractor-trolley, was killed when the Pathankot-Amritsar passenger train hit his vehicle at the unmanned railway crossing.

Sardari Lal, a train passenger, was also killed in the accident, the GRP said.

Two persons travelling in the train were also injured and were admitted to a hospital in Amritsar.

Traffic on the Amritsar-Pathankot section was suspended for three hours following the accident.