One person was killed and 32 were injured, three of them seriously, in a blast in the general compartment of the Bhatinda-Rewari passenger train near Bhatinda ON Thursday afternoon, police said. The blast took place at Bangi Nihal Singh Railway Station, between Bhatinda and Sirsa sections, at about 2.20 pm, police said.
The nature of the blast is not yet known, and the district officials have reached the spot, they said.
The injured have been admitted to the local hospital, and doctors along with accident relief have been rushed to the blast site, about 20 kms from Bhatinda. Forensic experts have been summoned to the blast site to ascertain the nature of explosives used, police said.
Those killed are yet to be identified.
Bureau Report