Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Train runs over two monkeys in Bengal's Hooghly, companions mourn
Two monkeys wanted to eat fruit from a tamarind tree.
The tree was on the other side of a railway track.
As they tried to cross the track, a train came and hit them.
Sadly, the monkeys died.
This happened near Simlagarh railway station in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, a state in India.
Fourteen of their monkey friends came and sat around the bodies.
They were saying goodbye and feeling sad.
People living nearby moved the bodies to the side of the road.
Forest department officials then came and took the bodies to Chinsurah.
Local people asked if they could perform last rites for the monkeys.
A train ran over and killed two monkeys near Simlagarh railway station in the Pandua block of Hooghly district, West Bengal, on Thursday.
The monkeys were hit while trying to cross the railway track to reach a tamarind tree on the other side.
A group of 14 monkeys gathered around the bodies of their companions to mourn their death.
The forest department recovered the bodies and carried them to Chinsurah after locals placed the bodies on one side of GT Road.
In July, three people were killed when a local train hit a school van and a bicycle near Karnasubarna station in Murshidabad district.
- Who
- Two monkeys were killed, and about 14 companion monkeys gathered to mourn them; forest department officials responded.
- What
- The two monkeys were run over by a passing train while crossing the railway track.
- When
- The incident took place on a Thursday; the exact date is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Near Simlagarh railway station, Pandua block, Hooghly district, West Bengal.
- Why
- The monkeys were trying to reach a tamarind tree on the other side of the railway track.
- Incident
- Two monkeys run over and killed by a train
- Location
- Near Simlagarh railway station, Pandua block, Hooghly district, West Bengal
- Cause
- Monkeys were crossing the track to reach a tamarind tree
- Date
- A Thursday (exact date not stated)
- Mourning
- A group of 14 monkeys gathered around the bodies
- Response
- Forest department recovered the bodies and carried them to Chinsurah
- Local request
- Locals asked officials to hand over the bodies to perform last rites
- Related incident
- In July, three people were killed when train 53054 Nimtita-Katwa Passenger hit a school van and a bicycle near Karnasubarna station in Murshidabad; RPF and GRP were deployed after locals blamed gate man Anup Karmarkar