Archive · 18 Jul 2026
Train hits pool car, kills 4 kids in Murshidabad
A train hit a car carrying schoolchildren at a crossing in Murshidabad.
Four kids and a cyclist died.
People say the gatekeeper was drunk and left the gate open.
The gatekeeper was arrested, and the railway is investigating.
The families of those who died will get money to help them.
A train collided with a pool car carrying 10 schoolchildren at a level-crossing in Murshidabad, killing 4 children and 1 cyclist.
The accident occurred at 6:28 AM near Gobindapur village, with allegations that the gateman was drunk and left the gate open.
Gateman Anup Karmakar and station supervisor Kaushik Mal were suspended, with Karmakar arrested by the Government Railway Police.
The injured were taken to Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, with four children and the driver still under treatment.
Railway authorities have constituted a 10-member inquiry committee, and the state government has ordered a separate probe, with compensation of ₹10 lakh to deceased families and ₹2.5 lakh to the injured.
- Who
- 4 schoolchildren (Farhana Begum, Jesika Sabnam, Ishanur Rahaman, Tamanna Pervin) and cyclist Jamshed Sheikh
- What
- Train collision with pool car at level-crossing
- When
- Friday, 6:28 AM
- Where
- Gobindapur village, Murshidabad, West Bengal
- Why
- Alleged negligence of drunk gateman, level-crossing gate left open
- Location
- Gobindapur village, Murshidabad
- Time
- 6:28 AM
- Victims
- 4 children (ages 7-9), 1 cyclist
- Suspect
- Gateman Anup Karmakar
- Injured
- 4 children, 1 driver
- Compensation
- ₹10 lakh to deceased families, ₹2.5 lakh to injured
- Investigation
- 10-member committee, separate state probe
