Indian train crash kills 80

Sabotage by Maoists suspected; blast caused derailment, says railway minister

Indian rescue workers and volunteers survey the site of a train wreck at Sardiha some 135km west of Kolkata yesterday. Maoist rebels are suspected of derailing the train, packed with sleeping passengers, into the path of a freight train.Photo: AFP

At least 80 passengers were killed and 200 injured as a train derailed early yesterday in Midnapore district of West Bengal, India allegedly due to an action of sabotage by Maoists